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2021-09-16 Science & Technology
SpaceX's first all-civilian crew TAKES OFF launching into space on a three-day mission to orbit the Earth in a capsule the size of a camper van
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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 Inspiration4 is designed primarily to raise awareness and support for the pediatric cancer center, which successfully treated Arceneaux for bone cancer when she was a child.

The mission aimed to raise $200 million for the hospital - Isaacman donated $100 million of his own money to the goal
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 01:06||   2021-09-16 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 As it is a fund raiser for St. Jude.
Here is the Link to donate
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 01:10||   2021-09-16 01:10|| Front Page Top

#3 SpaceX @SpaceX
Second phasing burn complete. Dragon and the @inspiration4x crew have reached a circular orbit of 585km – a new Dragon altitude record
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 01:52||   2021-09-16 01:52|| Front Page Top

#4 
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 01:54||   2021-09-16 01:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Good cause, good step forward for mankind. People whining the money "could have gone to homeless shelters and hate-crime awareness projects" can f*ck off.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-09-16 05:01||   2021-09-16 05:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Scott Manley@DJSnM

There's now a record number of humans in orbit - 14 in total - 7 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong and 4 on Inspiration4
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 05:58||   2021-09-16 05:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Talk about a room with a view! SpaceX shares a mesmerising video of the domed window on its Crew Dragon capsule as the first all-civilian crew begins its three-day orbit of Earth
Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-16 07:18||   2021-09-16 07:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Jeff Bezos will soon put a stop to this!
Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-16 12:54||   2021-09-16 12:54|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ If Bezos only knew!

Spam in a camper van, to coin a phrase.
Personally, I think this is cool. Say what you will about Elon Musk being a machine to hoover up government subsidies, but he is busy turning American into a space-faring nation. Something that might come in handy next time a big-ass space rock comes our way.
Posted by SteveS 2021-09-16 13:03||   2021-09-16 13:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Doctors and nurses in space is a good thing. Look up the tale (not sure if tall) about the first Skylab mission and a very bad cut.
Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 16:14||   2021-09-16 16:14|| Front Page Top

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