SpaceX launched 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
Sakshi Education
SpaceX launched four amateurs on its first ever private flight on September 15, 2021. SpaceX first ever “Earth-circling trip” was started onboarding two contest winners, a health care worker as well as their rich sponsor.
SpaceX launched 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
This is the most ambitious leap in space tourism. This was the first time any rocket blasted off toward orbit with an all-amateur crew and no professional astronauts. Two men and two women are looking forward to spend three days on Dragon capsule circling the world.
They will be circling the Earth on an unusually high orbit at 160 km higher than the International Space Station. Their flight will splash down off the Florida coast by September 19th. Dragon capsule aimed for an altitude of 575 km, beyond the Hubble Space Telescope.
