Photos show SpaceX's civilian Inspiration4 crew taking in the view from the massive window in orbit
The crew spent its first day in orbit floating in zero gravity inside the capsule, taking photos from the Crew Dragon window, and spoke to patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, answering questions from space.
SpaceX modified the top of Crew Dragon capsule Resilience to add a massive window for the astronauts, replacing the docking hatch that is under the spacecraft's nose cone with the "cupola." The first look at the crew in orbit, from left: Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor.SpaceX on Wednesday evening, shared the first photos from day one in orbit and gave an up-close look at the expansive views of Earth from the spacecraft's "cupola" window.
The crew spent its first day in orbit floating in zero gravity inside the capsule, taking photos from the Crew Dragon window, and spoke to patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, answering questions from space.
Inspiration4, which is expected to return to Earth and splash down this weekend, was paid for by Isaacman for an undisclosed amount, with the main goal of the spaceflight to raise $200 million for St. Jude.SpaceX modified the top of Crew Dragon capsule Resilience to add a massive window for the astronauts, replacing the docking hatch that is under the spacecraft's nose cone with the "cupola.
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