Inspiration4 | In-Flight Update with the Crew

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[SunkenCiv]

Join us for the first live, on-orbit update from the Inspiration4 crew – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit!

The Inspiration4 mission is part of Jared’s ambitious fundraising goal to give hope to all kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to learn how you can help the Inspiration4 crew reach their $200M fundraising goal.

During their multi-day journey in orbit, the Inspiration4 crew will conduct scientific research designed to advance human health on Earth and for future long-duration spaceflights.

Inspiration4 | In-Flight Update with the Crew | Streamed live 5 hours ago | SpaceX

[SunkenCiv]

Starts at 4:41 because, WTH.

[SunkenCiv]

this cuts right up to the actual conversation with the crew:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E71ffwc13y4&t=618

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Our funding goal is $200 million...so we can bring them home.”

[Flick Lives]

Cool video. The capsule is surprisingly roomy and uncluttered looking. This is the 21st century I want to see more of.

[Alas Babylon!]

Wow! That Haley’s a real spinner, too!

[SunkenCiv]

NASA can’t even get it contractors to build new lunar spacesuits — SpaceX is going to do it on their own and up theirs if they don’t want them.

[SunkenCiv]

:^) It’ll only cost about $40 million a year to send them supplies, so...

[SunkenCiv]

They don’t have to touch the controls on the craft, which is just exactly what everyone wants anyway. :^)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Those mile-wide smiles are sensational!

[SunkenCiv]

They scheduled the event for a window of time where there’s nothing visible (they were going over the night side of the Earth), which suggests that the reason for the stream was to hawk their various things. I guess they think we’re tired of seeing the only reason one would want to orbit the Earth, and just like ads.

[SunkenCiv]

Inspiration4’s on-orbit tour of SpaceX Crew Dragon incl. cupola, art & ukulele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U25XNpiGHSg

[SunkenCiv]

nspiration4 | Splashdown
Fundraiser (shows Total raised: $516,023.00)
Started streaming 16 minutes ago
SpaceX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpFKNNl47AM

After three days on-orbit, Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew – the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit – will return to Earth on September 18, splashing down at approximately 7:06 p.m. EDT in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.

SpaceX’s webcast for return of Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew will go live about 1 hour before splashdown.

[SunkenCiv]

Well, that was nice. I had SpaceXcentric open as well, and Goog-Tube was deliberately slowing down his feed.

[CodeToad]

There is no reason why space isn’t a commercial enterprise already. I am thrilled to see SpaceX continue to innovate and succeed!

[SunkenCiv]

Same here. There’s better ways to raise money to help St Jude’s — such as spending the money on that, instead of the flight. But hey, it ain’t my money.