: In a first, all-civilian crew goes into orbit aboard SpaceX rocket #IndiaNEWS A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with an all-civilian crew on board was launched into space on Wednesday night from the United

@IndiaNEWS

Posted in: #IndiaNEWS

In a first, all-civilian crew goes into orbit aboard SpaceX rocket #IndiaNEWS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with an all-civilian crew on board was launched into space on Wednesday night from the United States’ Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, AFP reported. The spacecraft will spin around the earth for three days before descending onto the Florida coast.The launch marked the debut flight of the SpaceX owner Elon Musk’s new orbital tourism business.Within three hours of its launch, the rocket’s Crew Dragon capsule reached its final cruising orbital altitude of just over 585 km – higher than the International Space Station or Hubble Space Telescope, according to Reuters. The capsule has a cupola observation dome that offers a view of the space.View from Dragon’s cupola pic.twitter.com/Z2qwKZR2lK— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 16, 2021 Aboard the capsule, that has “more space interior than a minivan, but less than a studio apartmentâ€?, is the crew of four first-time astronauts, called the Inspiration 4, The New York Times reported.The crew is being led by 38-year-old Jarred Isaacman, the chief executive Shift4 Payments – a financial executive firm. “A few have gone before and many are about to follow,â€? said Isaacman, according to AFP.The other three members of the crew were chosen through a competition. They are 29-year-old Hayley Arceneaux, a cancer survivor who is now the youngest person to visit space. Chris Sembroski, a 42-year-old...Read more

Intraday stocks under 50 NSE India Twitter of India

Vote Up Vote Down

Login to post a comment!