Inspiration4 Mission Delivers First Images

The crew of the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission has now spent a full day in space after departing on Wednesday. Images have been posted to the Inspiration4 Twitter (TWTR@US) account and show the crew making full use of the cupola. The mission is the first to feature a crew of private citizens. It was bankrolled by billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, and the group also includes Sian Proctor, a geology professor and the fourth African American woman in space. In January 2022, SpaceX plans to send four people to the International Space Station in collaboration with Axiom Space. Tom Cruise is also scheduled to fly to the station for a movie project sometime next year.