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Inspiration4 teleconference Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) 2/1/21, 5:46 PM
Takeaways from call on Inspiration4:
• Jared Isaacman seems super-likable, a real space cadet
• Musk emphasizing this is a step toward lower cost spaceflight
• Musk says he will go to space one day, but not on this mission
• Mission will use Resilience, help fund Starship
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356373297987002368Inspiration4 (
@inspiration4x) 2/1/21, 4:12 PM
Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space were announced today from @SpaceX’s headquarters.
Follow us for the latest news on the mission, crew training and preparation. #Inspiration4
https://twitter.com/inspiration4x/status/1356349767442444288EB:
Inspiration4 mission will air a commercial during the first quarter of the Super Bowl to promote the mission and seek to raise additional funds for St. Jude.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356365437504811011EB:
Important to note about this SpaceX mission: They have always been a vertically integrated company, and would love nothing more than to contract and conduct independent human spaceflight missions, much like with the Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare program.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356352013894901764EB:
Musk says NASA has been briefed on this mission and is supportive. Plan is to use the Crew Dragon spacecraft currently on orbit,
Resilience https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356370053550247938EB:
Medical restrictions? Elon Musk says if you can go on the Hulk ride at Universal Studios in Florida, you should be fine.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356370513870934019EB:
Sounds like preparation for the mission will include preparation on a mountainside: In the snow, with the four-person crew inside a tent smaller than Crew Dragon.
Issacman: "I will introduce a very stressful situation."
"Everyone's got to eat a giant bean burrito," Musk quips.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356369493031845893EB:
Elon Musk: "I will be on a flight one day, but not this one."
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356371274432454657EB:
Jared Isaacman says this flight "absolutely" will be diverse. It is important to him. The crew member who is an "ambassador" for St. Judes is a woman, and she's just as excited about the mission as he is.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1356372040102670338Michael Baylor:
Musk: We do not anticipate any difficulties with FAA licensing [of Insipration4].
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1356370909196558336Michael Baylor:
Musk says that the Inspiration4 mission is a stepping stone towards opening up access to space for all. Must have people that are willing to pay the high prices initially in order to eventually make it available for everyone.
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1356366826595176451