But in its essence, it’s just part of a larger movement.” “Because it involves humans, it is high visibility. Logsdon, founder and former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. “It represents part of the transition in low-Earth orbit to private sector activities, which NASA has been pushing for a number of years,” said John M. The mission also reflects a rising role for private enterprise in space. Proctor, who will be the first Black woman to serve as pilot of a spacecraft. “That’s one of the reasons why representation matters,” said Dr. That, she said, broadens people’s idea of who can be an astronaut. Arceneaux, a cancer survivor who will become the first person with a prosthetic to travel to space. Proctor, who learned to fly planes as part of her effort to become a NASA astronaut, pointed to Ms. “They were like, ‘This is just a playground for the rich.’”ĭr. “The world did not see how it benefits them,” Timiebi Aganaba, a professor of space and society at Arizona State University, said of the Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin flights of Mr. Bezos, whose excursions were seen by many as joy rides for billionaires. The varied life stories of the Inspiration4 crew present a marked contrast with Mr. “I think we are more than ready to go to head off into space,” Mr. It was the last day that he and his crewmates spent at their homes before going to Florida for the launch. Sembroski said during an interview last week. “We’ve been receiving all the same training for all these emergency procedures as any other NASA astronaut crew has in the past,” Mr. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Sian Proctor, a 51-year-old Black community college professor and, Christopher Sembroski, a 42-year-old data engineer. The result is a mission with a crew that is more representative of wider society - Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Instead, he opened opportunities to three people he did not know. Isaacman did not want to just bring along some friends. In deciding to spend a sizable slice of his fortune, Mr. A trip like Inspiration4 is still affordable to only to the richest of the rich.
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