Inspiration 4 Mission
Inspiration 4 mission, a 3-day journey on orbit, has successfully returned yesterday (09/18/2021).
This mission is the first one with civilian crew completing the whole operation. The crew group includes four astronaunts: Mr. Isaacman, a high school teacher; Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant; Sian Proctor, a college professor; and Christopher Sembroski, a data engineer.
The mission potentially opens a new market for space travel, targeting on private market (although expense is still high at this moment). Crew members mentioned some sickness when first entering space, but it is normal for average men/women to adapt to the space. This is an inspiring signal for civilian space travel.
Next month, Russian will also launch a commercial space travel to ISS, mostly for a film. But we believe this is just the opening of private space travel.
Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/science/spacex-inspiration4.html