After the long promotion and with a Netflix series in between, SpaceX manages to fulfill its plans and the first mission formed only by space tourists takes off.
For a long time the mission Inspiration4 had become one of the great events for fans of the space race which is currently being carried out between countries and different companies. SpaceX had managed to monopolize the spotlight and tonight it has not failed to take off.
The differentiating aspect of this mission over all the previous ones is that it has been composed only of civilians, or space tourists, as they prefer to call them. Four people who surely a few years ago could not dream of reaching space, but not only have they achieved it, their experiences have also become a Netflix series.
Both the hours before and the takeoff have been follow through YouTube and it seems that many throughout the planet have seen this little milestone. Here you have the full video broadcast by SpaceX, although we anticipate that takeoff occurs at 4 hours and 17 minutes.
Once it has taken off and has been put into orbit the Dragon Crew with the four crew, he will now stay there for about three days. During this time it will go around the Earth 50 times, then it will come back.
In addition, it must be taken into account that the Falcon 9 rocket used landed without major problems and at the planned location after takeoff. This is also one of the achievements of being part of Elon Musk’s company plans to reuse rockets as much as possible as a way to save costs.
After a flawless process, astronauts can now enjoy unique views thanks to the special design with which the Dragon Crew has been built. This time a glazed dome so that they can see the Earth from almost 600 kilometers high in all its glory.
Now it remains for everything to go correctly during the next three days and to know if this is a specific mission or if it really is committed to space tourism while other more ambitious projects are being prepared, such as the long-awaited trip to Mars.