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Inspiration4 Mission

completedLaunch 2021-084
Launched 9/16/2021LEOService CXSat ISS D
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Inspiration4
retired
Human Spaceflight
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/16/2021
Launch ID
2021-084
Launch Profile
Sat ISS D
Service Type
CX
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
SpaceX
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Human Spaceflight 1
Track
Mentions
20
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Jared Isaacman commanded the Inspiration4 mission in September 2021, the first all-civilian orbital flight that raised over $240,000,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

GovernanceFinancialGeneralValue 4.6Dec 11, 2024Jared Isaacman on U.S. space competitiveness: ‘We can’t be second’

Isaacman was the commander of the Inspiration4 mission, the first all-civilian spaceflight to orbit, which took place in September 2021.

GeneralValue 3.0Sep 16, 2024Framing the success of the Polaris Dawn mission

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has initiated a project called Enhancing Exploration Platforms and Analog Definition (EXPAND) starting with the Inspiration4 mission.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jan 26, 2024New effort seeks to study health issues for private astronauts

The Inspiration4 mission crew conducted health research related to the effects of space travel on the human body.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 31, 2023The highs and lows of extreme tourism: The Titan accident and commercial expeditions to space and the deep sea

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon carried out the Inspiration4 mission in September 2021, taking four people on a three-day orbital flight.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Dec 20, 2021Soyuz returns from private astronaut mission to the ISS

The Inspiration4 mission in September reached an altitude of about 585 km and did not go to the International Space Station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Oct 22, 2021Space Adventures no longer planning Crew Dragon flight

David West highlighted that SpaceX agreed to share data from the Inspiration4 mission with NASA for potential benefits.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Sep 24, 2021UN secretary-general criticizes “billionaires joyriding to space”

Billionaire Jared Isaacman funded the Inspiration4 mission, which flew to orbit on a SpaceX Crew Dragon with three others.

FinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 24, 2021UN secretary-general criticizes “billionaires joyriding to space”

The Inspiration4 mission raised nearly $30,000,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital since the launch, with about $60,000,000 reported on the project’s website.

FinancialValue 4.0Sep 18, 2021Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission

The Inspiration4 mission lasted 71 hours after its 2021-09-15 launch from Kennedy Space Center.

PlanValue 3.5Sep 18, 2021Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission

The original fundraising goal when Jared Isaacman and SpaceX announced the Inspiration4 mission in February 2021 was $100,000,000.

FinancialValue 4.0Sep 18, 2021Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission

Resilience launched 2021-09-15 on a three-day Inspiration4 mission funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Sep 17, 2021Inspiration4 mission to conclude with Sept. 18 splashdown

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Inspiration4 mission on 2021-09-15 at 8:02 p.m. EDT (00:02 UTC on 2021-09-16).

PlanValue 4.0Sep 16, 2021SpaceX Successfully Navigates Four Civilian Astronauts To Space Aboard Falcon 9 With The Inspiration4 Mission

Independent estimates place the price Jared Isaacman may be paying for the Inspiration4 mission at as much as $200,000,000.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Sep 15, 2021Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Inspiration4 mission on a Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center during a five-hour window that opens at 8:02 p.m. Eastern on 2021-09-15.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Sep 15, 2021Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model

SpaceX completed a flight readiness review for the Inspiration4 mission on 2021-09-03.

PlanValue 3.8Sep 10, 2021Inspiration4 private crewed mission nears launch

The Inspiration4 mission will use the Crew Dragon spacecraft named Resilience that is currently docked at the International Space Station for the Crew-1 mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Mar 30, 2021Inspiration4 announces crew for private SpaceX Crew Dragon mission

SpaceX and Jared Isaacman announced the Inspiration4 mission on 2021-02-01.

PlanValue 3.0Feb 16, 2021Contest for Crew Dragon seat well short of fundraising goal

The Inspiration4 mission will launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 2, 2021World’s First, All-Civilian Mission to Space = New Era of Commercial Space Exploration

The Inspiration4 mission will use the Crew Dragon spacecraft named Resilience that is currently docked to the International Space Station for NASA’s Crew-1 mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 1, 2021Entrepreneur purchases SpaceX Crew Dragon mission