SpaceX to launch private, all-civilian crew into Earth orbitElon Musk's company is set to launch four people into space Wednesday, on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with exclusively private citizens. WASHINGTON: SpaceX is set to launch four people into space Wednesday on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with exclusively private citizens on board, as Elon Musk's company enters the space tourism fray. The SpaceX flight has been chartered by American billionaire Jared Isaacman, the 38-year-old founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payment. The exact price he paid SpaceX hasn't been disclosed, but it runs into the tens of millions of dollars. The SpaceX Crew Dragon will be flying further than the orbit of the International Space Station.

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2021 02:26 UTC