First all-civilian space mission
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Inspiration4 is the first mission to orbit Earth without a professional astronaut aboard. Billionaire Jared Isaacman bought four flights from SpaceX to raise $200m for a children’s research hospital in Memphis
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CREW

1 Jared Isaacman Founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments

2 Chris Sembroski Aerospace engineer won seat in raffle 

3 Hayley Arceneaux Physician Assistant and childhood cancer survivor

4 Sian Proctor, Geoscience professor won seat in contest

FALCON 9 ROCKET

Fairing
Separates in space

First stage

Second stage

Nine Merlin engines power first stage

CUPOLA
Glass dome gives panoramic views of Earth

DRAGON CAPSULE
Three-day mission will orbit Earth at altitude of 540km, higher than International Space Station (408km)

Launch Kennedy Space Centre

Splashdown
Atlantic Ocean

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Five-episode docuseries depicts crew preparations, live launch on Sep 15, and return to Earth
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Sources: SpaceX, Space.com, Digital Trends Pictures: SpaceX, Earth 3D © GRAPHIC NEWS