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Inspiration4 Crew Makes Evening Splashdown, Completing World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Mission to Space (Press Release)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After three days orbiting Earth, the astronauts of Inspiration4 flying aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 7:06 p.m. EDT. The return marks the completion of the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit, which launched on a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Teams on SpaceX’s Go Searcher recovery ship are in the process of securing the spacecraft to be hoisted onto the main deck of the ship, where the Inspiration4 crew will egress the spacecraft and receive medical checks before a helicopter ride back to Kennedy Space Center.
The mission completed several historic firsts, including the:
· First all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit
· First black female spacecraft pilot
· Youngest American in space
· First person to fly to space with a prosthetic
· Farthest flight for a human spaceflight since the Hubble missions
· First time SpaceX has operated three Dragons in space
· First free-flight of a Dragon spacecraft on a human spaceflight mission
· Largest contiguous window ever flown in space
· First splashdown of a Dragon crew in the Atlantic Ocean
· First thrice-flown Falcon 9 booster to launch a human spaceflight mission
Finally, true to the mission’s name and purpose, Inspiration4 has raised nearly $154M dollars and counting for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
To learn more and see highlights from the Inspiration4 mission, visit www.inspiration4.com and follow Twitter (@inspiration4x), Facebook (@inspiration4mission), Instagram (@inspiration4) and YouTube (@Inspiration4). To support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and learn more about auction items from the flight and additional support opportunities, visit stjude.org/inspiration4.
Source: Inspiration4.com
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Splashdown confirmed! The Inspiration4 crew is back on Earth after 71 hours in orbit. https://t.co/nbZHNxmXhx pic.twitter.com/6GFgK6mzv2
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) September 18, 2021
Dragon is on Go Searcher's Nest. pic.twitter.com/4u84XDEJwG
— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) September 18, 2021
Crew of @Inspiration4x - first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit - returns to Earth pic.twitter.com/pnjkDjnkAw
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 18, 2021
Two missions accomplished in one night. 👀 https://t.co/95WTMbCUNk
— St. Jude (@StJude) September 19, 2021
Just hours after the #Inspiration4 crew returned safely from orbit, Elon Musk helped the mission achieve its @StJude fundraising goal:
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) September 19, 2021
The SpaceX CEO personally pledged $50 million, pushing donations past the goal of $200 million to over $210 million.https://t.co/ce4MdrHPNu
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