First photo from space tourists!
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Responsible for NASA’s space transportation, which manages the US space program SpaceX The first images of the astronauts, all civilians, sent into space by astronauts were shared.
For the first time in history, all-civilian astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have reached Earth orbit as part of the Inspiration 4 mission.
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Within the scope of the 3-day space journey, the first images of the team called ‘space tourists’ were shared. The astronauts are scheduled to land on the Florida coast of the USA at the end of their journey in Earth orbit. It was stated that they would make a tour around the world every 90 minutes.
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The Dragon capsule, featuring billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, as well as Hayley Arceneaux (29), Sian Proctor (51) and Chris Sembroski (42), was launched on September 16 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
It was noted that Isaacman, the billionaire businessman who bought the initiative called “Inspiration4” from SpaceX, and his entourage will conduct scientific experiments throughout the journey.
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Although the control of the capsule is automatically provided from the earth, amateur astronauts went through about 6 months of pre-flight training in case of an unexpected situation.
On the other hand, it was reported that Isaacman donated approximately $100 million for children battling cancer and aims to raise $100 million more after the trip.
During their 3-day space travel, passengers are expected to tour around the world.
BEZOS AND BRANSON ALSO TRAVED
Jeff Bezos, the founder of the US e-commerce giant Amazon, also carried out space travel by ascending to an altitude of 106 kilometers on July 20 with the spacecraft developed by his company Blue Origin.
British businessman Sir Richard Branson also traveled 100 kilometers from the place considered the starting point of space, with the vehicle developed by his company Virgin Galactic on July 11.
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