SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts share first snapshots from historic private space trip - Space.com

The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.

The images, released in the wee hours of Friday (Sept. 17) via the Inspiration4 mission's Twitter account, appear to be video stills that show the four private astronauts smiling inside the capsule while enjoying stunning views from a huge new dome window that SpaceX fitted to their Crew Dragon capsule in place of the usual docking port required for space station-bound spacecraft.

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The public had to wait for the first glimpse of the crew during their flight for more than a day after its launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

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During their first day in space, the crew members reportedly listened to "ultimate space jams" shared via the music streaming service Spotify, according to the Inspiration4 Twitter account!

The crew will perform scientific experiments during the remainder of their space trip but also perform for the public to raise more funds for St.

At 363 miles (585 km) above Earth, this is the farthest Dragon has ever ventured (the International Space Station, the capsule's usual destination, orbits at the altitude of 250 miles (400 km)).

The crew travels on Dragon Crew Resilience, the same spacecraft used for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station in November 2020

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