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	Science Daily update ⋅ September 16, 2021
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	Space.com SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight Space.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth. For an added bonus, the rocket landed on its drone ship, marking the company's 92nd booster recovery. The mission, called Inspiration4 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Private astronauts are not 'space tourists' (op-ed) Space.com Today (Sept. 15) the Inspiration4 mission will launch into space. On board the custom-built, privately operated SpaceX Dragon capsule will be an all-civilian crew of culturally and socially blended people on a mission funded by a billionaire, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Inspiration4 crew planning ultrasounds, microbe samples and more to understand health during flight Space.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the first-ever all-civilian orbital spaceflight is looking forward to conducting medical experiments during the flight that will help researchers better understand spaceflight's effects on the human body. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Sian Proctor makes history with SpaceX's Inspiration4 as first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot Space.com Proctor, a geoscientist, artist and science communicator, has been paving the way in the space sector for decades. Now, years after being a finalist in NASA's astronaut candidate program back in 2009, she is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a US crew mission to low Earth orbit Spaceflight Now SpaceX's launch of the all-private Inspiration4 crew mission, scheduled as soon as Wednesday night, is an all-commercial affair that leaves NASA largely on the sidelines. And that's just fine with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com The moon will visit Saturn and Jupiter this week in skywatching doubleheader Space.com Both nights, our nearest neighbor in space, the moon, will be shining in its waxing gibbous phase to join the spectacle. Here's what to expect from the planetary doubleheader. Related: The ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Rare photos show the early years of NASA's space shuttle era CNN NASA's first space shuttle was meant to be named Constitution -- a nod to the United States Bicentennial that year. But a write-in campaign by "Star Trek" fans prompted President Gerald Ford to change his mind. Instead, the orbiter was called ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA awards $146 million for human moon lander development Space.com NASA is awarding a total of $146 million to five American companies to support the development of crewed moon landers, agency officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 14). The fixed-price, milestone-based contracts, awarded via NASA's Next Space Technologies ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com SpaceX shows off Inspiration4's amazing view of Earth and new dome window Space.com Inspiration4's Crew Dragon capsule, a vehicle called Resilience, soon settled into a circular orbit 364 miles (585 kilometers) above our planet. That's higher than any Crew Dragon has ever gone, and about 115 miles (185 km) above the path taken by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip The Washington Post It was the first time a spacecraft circled Earth with an all-amateur crew and no professional astronauts. "Punch it, SpaceX!" the flight's billionaire leader, Jared Isaacman, ... Flag as irrelevant
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