Inspiration4
Also known as Inspirati④n, Inspiration 4, Inspirati4n
Inspiration4 (stylized as Inspirati④n) was a 2021 human spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman. The mission launched the Crew Dragon Resilience on September 16, 2021, at 00:02:56 UTC from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It placed the Dragon capsule into a low Earth orbit. The mission ended on September 18, 2021, at 23:06:49 UTC, when Resilience splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Inspiration4
- Spaceflight.image
- Inspiration4 Launch (210915-F-CG053-1004).jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Launch of Inspiration4 on a Falcon 9
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Private spaceflight
- Spaceflight.operator
- SpaceX
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- September16, 2021, 00:02:56UTC (September15, 10:02:56pmEDT)
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5 B1062-3
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC39A
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- September18, 2021, 23:06:49UTC (07:06:49pmEDT)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Atlantic Ocean, near Cape Canaveral, Florida ()
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
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2 mapped locations