SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic missionThe first all-civilian crew to orbit the Earth, inside the SpaceX Dragon capsuleWASHINGTON: Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts on board. They were next headed for the Kennedy Space Center, where their mission had begun on Wednesday. The Inspiration4 crew bonded over the course of six months' training, compared with years for professional astronauts. Unlike NASA astronauts, the members of the Inspiration4 mission did not go to the ISS but remained in orbit around the Earth. SpaceX is already planning further space tourism flights -- the next is scheduled for January 2022 with three businessmen on board.

Source: Bangkok Post September 19, 2021 00:33 UTC