They will join flight sponsor Jared Isaacman and another passenger for three days in orbit this autumn. Mr Isaacman also revealed some details about his Inspiration4 mission, as the four gathered on Tuesday at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre. That is 75 miles higher than the International Space Station and on a level with the Hubble Space Telescope. The capsule will be fitted with a domed window in place of the usual space station docking mechanism for their trip. A new view for crew pic.twitter.com/iSVwUyJT5R — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 30, 2021Mr Isaacman, 38, a pilot who will serve as spacecraft commander, will not say how much he’s paying.

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2021 12:54 UTC