First all-civilian crew to orbit Earth blasts off on Inspiration4
Inspiration4 is the first mission in history to host four civilians for a three day journey to space and was created by Jared Isaacman to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
Isaacman selected three other civilians for the crew: childhood cancer survivor and physician assistant Haley Arceneaux, 29, who is the mission medical officer; educator, artist and pilot Dr. Sian Proctor, 51; and engineer Chris Sembroski, 42. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
Arceneaux (L) and Proctor prepare to board the Dragon spacecraft. Photo courtesy of SpaceX
From left to right, Sembroski, Proctor, Isaacman and Arceneaux wave as they arrive to board. Photo courtesy of SpaceX
The crew wore white SpaceX suits and arrived in Teslas, a nod to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Photo courtesy of SpaceX
Arceneaux, a cancer survivor and now a physician's assistant at St. Jude in Memphis, Tenn. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
Isaacman, commander of Inspiration4, walks out from Hangar X as he prepares to ride to the launch. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on top of the Falcon 9 rocket as it is prepared for launching the Inspiration4 mission. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
The Inspiration4 crew tries out their flight suits prior to spaceflight. Photo courtesy of Inspiration4
