Washington: For the first time on Wednesday, SpaceX will be sent to the ORBIT crew which is fully made from beginners, without professional astronauts on board.
The four passengers should realize the opening of space for everyone, giving the mission of his name: Inspiration4.
A billionaire, Jared Isakman, is behind the project.
He was the one who hired a mission, at its own expense, invited three anonymous people to join him, through a rather original selection process.
Each seat has been assigned to represent certain values.
Isaacman is a mission commander.
The 38-year-old America is the founder and CEO of Shift4 payment, which offers shops and restaurants services to process bank card transactions.
He created it when he was 16 years old, from the family basement.
Passionate about Piloting, he holds a record to fly throughout the world with a lightweight jet and qualified to fly several military aircraft.
In 2012, he established a company that provides training to the US Air Force pilot, called Draken International.
The father of two married daughters, he was always excited about space exploration.
In 2008, he witnessed the takeoff, riding Russian rockets in Kazakhstan, from one of the first private tourists to visit the International Space Station, Richard Garriott.
After that experience he contacted SpaceX.
The chairs represent “leadership.” Arceneaux was treated for bone cancer as a child at the St Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, who Jared Isakman organized fundraising.
He worked there today as a doctor’s assistant.
At the age of 29, he would become the youngest American to be sent to orbit around the earth, and the first person with prostheses to go into space.
He will become a medical manager for the mission.
The chair represents “hope.” Proctor, 51, taught geology at a small college in Arizona.
Born in Guam, his father worked at NASA during the Apollo mission.
He participated in experiments in Hawaii simulating life on Mars, and twice applied to NASA to become astronauts.
In 2009, he was among several dozen finalists from more than 3,500 candidates.
He will only be the fourth American African woman to go into space.
He will become a pilot mission, help commanders.
He won his chair, representing “prosperity,” by creating an online sales site that was linked to space, as part of the entrepreneurial competition organized by the Isaacman company.
A 42-year-old US Air Force veteran on duty in Iraq, Sembroski is now working in the Aeronautics industry, for Lockheed Martin in the state of Washington.
He was chosen after contributing as part of a fundraising for St.
Jude Hospital.
The chairs represent “generosity.” His role is to help manage cargo on board, and communication with the earth.