SpaceX’s all-civilian Inspiration4 crew spent their first day in orbit conducting scientific research and talking to children at a paediatric cancer hospital, after blasting off on their pioneering mission from Cape Canaveral the night before. Musk himself tweeted that he had personally spoken with the crew and “all is well”. Most humans in spaceThe Inspiration4 mission also brings the total number of humans currently in space to 14 – a new record. “Missions like Inspiration4 help advance spaceflight to enable ultimately anyone to go to orbit & beyond,” added Musk in a tweet. But these flights only offered a few minutes of weightlessness – rather than the three full days of orbit the Inspiration4 crew will experience, before splashing down off the coast of Florida on Saturday.

Source: The Star September 17, 2021 03:00 UTC