A new era for space exploration and research has begun: humans are now starting to embrace a whole new set of thoughts towards the universe and are becoming more and more involved in space-related topics, as they are now a fundamental part of everyday life.<\/span><\/p>Hope, prosperity, curiosity, determination, passion, ambition: these are the principles that guided the crew of the Inspiration4 mission, which successfully lifted off on Sept. 16 at 00:22 GMT, settling all the basis for the new frontier of the space tourism, as the crew is entirely formed by civilians. The mission\u2019s primary goal is to raise awareness for St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital through the help of Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4Shop, who purchased the multiday flight from SpaceX. $200 million was the fundraising goal set, with $125 million donated by Jared Isaacman himself.\u00a0 The target was successfully fulfilled, raising a total of almost $240 million.<\/span><\/p>Innovation and research that will be conducted<\/b><\/p>
One of the biggest reasons that make Inspiration 4 a significant milestone in the space sector is that the non-professional crew orbited around the Earth for three days at an altitude of 575 km, while previous launches only took passengers to suborbital trajectories and returned to the surface few minutes later. On the contrary, Inspiration 4 emphasizes public involvement in space missions and orbital trips. Moreover, during their permanence in space, the crew conducted experiments in a microgravity field, aboard the Crew Dragon capsule \u201cResilience\u201d, which was carried to space by SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t