Watch: SpaceX’s first all-civilian flight captured by people on the ground

  • 📰 The Independent
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 59%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

The first all-civilian flight by SpaceX successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the four-person crew will spend three days in space before returning to Earth.It is the first time a team made up entirely of ‘amateur astronauts’ have made it into space, and is a big breakthrough in the next frontier: space tourism.You can see footage captured from people on the ground in the above video, with the crew due to fly higher than anyone since the Space Shuttle missions to the moon.

It is the first time a team made up entirely of ‘amateur astronauts’ have made it into space, and is a big breakthrough in the next frontier: space tourism.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 80. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

SpaceX makes history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit – videoFirst civilian crew to orbit Earth launches on SpaceX mission good Amazing that this hasn't got a much wider 'news-billing.' Covered live on BBC 5 live through the night. Q. How many earthlings does it take to recycle rubbish, use hybrid cars, cut back on their carbon footprint to offset one rocket launch? 🚀 Gaia SpaceX
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit EarthLaunch marks biggest advancement so far in space tourism as Elon Musk’s company conducts first chartered passenger flight horrible 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

SpaceX Inspiration 4 launch: First all-civilian crew blast off on private Earth-circling tripThe latest in a recent line of space-obsessed billionaires lifted-off on Thursday with three less wealthy private citizens along for the ride aboard a SpaceX rocket ship, becoming the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit.
Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »

SpaceX blasts first all-civilian crew into space in historic Inspiration4 missionSpaceX has successfully launched the first all-civilian crew into orbit as part of the Inspiration4 mission. Respect to the civilian crew, they have some huge nuts
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

SpaceX launches world's first amateur astronaut crew into orbit for three daysIt's the first time anyone has ever streaked towards orbit without professional astronauts onboard 👏
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

SpaceX is about to blast four normal people into space on Inspiration4FOLLOW LIVE: The hatch door of the Crew Dragon capsule has been closed and we are less than two hours away from the SpaceX takeoff. SpaceX has officially set the launch time for 8.02pm EST, that's just over one hour away. FOLLOW LIVE You use the word 'Normal' quite loosely. Ticking lots of boxes here. Which one is the token gay?
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »