Until very recently, space travel has remained the remit of professional astronauts or the fabulously wealthy. I say recently, because in 2021, a mission was launched that changed that narrative forever. Inspiration 4 was a mission comprised of private citizens. Other spaceflight participants had made their way to space, but always under the supervision of professional astronauts and a sponsoring agency such as NASA or Roscosmos. What set the Inspiration4 mission apart was that the crew became the first to complete an orbital mission with no government agency supervision.


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    Title :

    Orbital Missions


    Additional title:

    Springer Praxis Books(formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2024-04-30


    Size :

    22 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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