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Four Civilian Astronauts. Three Days in Orbit. One Giant Leap. Meet the Inspiration4 Crew
TIME Studios is producing the Netflix documentary series Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space, starting Sept. 6. Jared Isaacman is not likely to forget the day he almost died at 10,000 ft., back in 2011. He was flying closely alongside three others, all in F-14 Tomcats, tearing along at 460 m.p.h. over the desert southwest…
Meet the All-Civilian Crew of Inspiration4, From a St. Jude’s Physician Assistant to a Lockheed Martin Engineer
From a childhood cancer survivor to an aerospace engineer
St. Jude’s Fundraising Chief on Space Missions, ‘Pushing Boundaries’ and a Record-Setting Year
St. Jude has always been about pushing boundaries and taking what seems like impossible and making it possible.'
How the Inspiration4 Mission Fits Into the Long History of Civilian Space Travel
It’s been 52 years since the artist Jeff Gates made a reservation to go to the Moon. Like many who gathered around their TV sets to watch the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Gates—then a 20-year-old college student home for summer vacation—walked outside immediately afterward and looked skyward. “I kept saying, ‘there are…
Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon: Here’s How the Inspiration4 Crew Will Fly to Space
The Dragon takes care of everything, so enjoy the ride—unless, something goes wrong. And something can always go wrong
From Civilians to Astronauts: How the Inspiration4 Crew Trained to Go to Space
"I wanted them to get comfortable with being uncomfortable because not everything about space will be comfortable."
With Private Space Flight On the Rise, Who Gets to Be Called ‘Astronaut?’
With private space flight on the rise, paying customers can blast off for orbit. But does a spacecraft ticket make one an astronaut?
The First All-Civilian Team of Astronauts Is Headed to Orbit. Here’s What to Know About the Inspiration4 Mission
The Inspiration4 mission marks a turning point in which space is within the grasp of private corporations and citizens
NASA’s Next Big Challenge? Space Laundry
The experiment is a part of an effort to eliminate astronauts' need to throw away tons of soiled clothing every year
Crew Starts Making China’s New Space Station Their Home
The crew's arrival at the Tianhe-1 station marks further advances in China’s ambitious space program
China Launches Its First Crewed Space Mission in Five Years
Three military pilots are being sent to a new orbiting station for the next three months
China’s New Space Station Is Set to Welcome Its First Crew
The three met with reporters Wednesday, hours before they were due to blast off on Thursday morning