--- title: "Space is now near!" description: "With another space expedition being launched in the outer space, the orbital flight doesn’t require astronauts. Read more to find out what’s so interesting!" author: "Shriyam Srivastava" published: 2021-09-16 updated: 2021-09-16 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82765/space-is-now-near category: "science" tags: ["space mission", "space research", "space science", "space x"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Space is now near! Surely, some years back, we would have said that an orbital flight without professional astronauts into space? Huh? Is it a joke or what? But now we would not say that! \ There have been a few space expeditions this year and many other are in line to be launched. **SpaceX** is launching 4 civilians into space in its **Crew Dragon spacecraft.** An interesting historic fact is, they would be launching from the same part of NASA’s Kennedy Center in Florida that has witnessed the launch of Apollo and [space shuttle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37849/what-space-shuttle-did-mae-jemison-go-on) missions. \ #### It’s a part of history, in fact, the first all-civilian, all-private mission to space. \ They will fly much higher than what [Jeff Bezos](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwipydPL5IPzAhVX7nMBHQmEBsAQFnoECAIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJeff_Bezos&usg=AOvVaw2DQy6Z-j1O_81LSQ2GaqOT) and [Richard Branson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson) did in their **Blue Origin & [Virgin Galactic](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82965/sirisha-bandla-indian-born-astronaut-flew-on-virgin-galactic) flights,** earlier this year. It will go even beyond the [International Space](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114598/how-does-the-international-space-station-iss-benefit-from-nasa-s-research) Station.\ This year’s private space enterprises have seen a new era of [commercial space](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115639/what-impact-has-spacex-made-on-the-commercial-space-industry-worldwide) travel one by one. They are being praised as well as critically analyzed of how their crew members are traveling. \ SpaceX’s spaceflight is dubbed in Inspiron4. It will propel the crew into lower Earth orbit at a height of 350 miles above the planet. \ **1. Jared Isaacman-** the mission commander of the spaceflight. He is the CEO of the billionaire company Shift4Payments and claims to have prior aviation experience too, with an air force [training program](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88275/why-must-software-beginners-join-the-mindstick-training-program-to-enhance-coding-skills). He also worked with NASA.\ **2. Sian Proctor-** she is the pilot of the mission. A geoscientist, an artist, science communicator, and a NASA special trainee; she is the 4th [African American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51325/why-did-a-significatn-portion-of-the-african-american-populations-shift-as-a-result-of-world-war-2) woman to go to space.\ **3. Chris Sembroski-** he is an aeronautical engineer, an Air Force veteran, and a former US Space Camp counselor. \ **4. Hayley Arceneaux-** she is the youngest astronaut ever, because of being just 29 years old. She is also an appreciable personality because of being a bone cancer survivor and physician assistant. She will also be the first space traveler with a prosthetic body part. \ ![Space is now near](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/c3579ebf-a678-46ad-97ef-1ef0b420635e/images/39a4c7e7-9501-4bdb-8c1d-02026179f8ee.jpeg)\ ***Picture courtesy: wired.com*** \ The quartet would be orbiting the Earth 15 times a day. In their mission, they will carry along scientific equipment to study the [health effects](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98067/what-are-the-good-and-bad-health-effects-of-coffee) of space radiation & extremely low levels of gravity. \ Spaceflight is going to travel much farther into space than any other private spaceflight has ever traveled. It is a much-appreciated vision to be able to expand the horizon and explore the new beginnings of the industry. \ This will be a life-changing experience for everyone on the crew and also the [future of space](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85202/emerging-trends-and-technologies-that-will-shape-the-future-of-space-tourism) science in the world. They would be able to own a small world from far above and we would anticipate their return with new explorations. \ Best of luck!\ \ --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82765/space-is-now-near Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.