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.
Isaacman was the commander of the Inspiration4 mission, the first all-civilian spaceflight to orbit, which took place in September 2021.
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.
The Inspiration4 mission crew conducted health research related to the effects of space travel on the human body.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon carried out the Inspiration4 mission in September 2021, taking four people on a three-day orbital flight.
The Inspiration4 mission in September reached an altitude of about 585 km and did not go to the International Space Station.
David West highlighted that SpaceX agreed to share data from the Inspiration4 mission with NASA for potential benefits.
Billionaire Jared Isaacman funded the Inspiration4 mission, which flew to orbit on a SpaceX Crew Dragon with three others.
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.
The Inspiration4 mission lasted 71 hours after its 2021-09-15 launch from Kennedy Space Center.
The original fundraising goal when Jared Isaacman and SpaceX announced the Inspiration4 mission in February 2021 was $100,000,000.
Resilience launched 2021-09-15 on a three-day Inspiration4 mission funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
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).
Independent estimates place the price Jared Isaacman may be paying for the Inspiration4 mission at as much as $200,000,000.
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.
SpaceX completed a flight readiness review for the Inspiration4 mission on 2021-09-03.
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.
SpaceX and Jared Isaacman announced the Inspiration4 mission on 2021-02-01.
The Inspiration4 mission will launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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.