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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Inspiration-4 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
UPDATE: Please see the new live thread covering the next phase of the mission!

Hi dear people of the subreddit! The host team here as usual to bring you live updates during SpaceX's first private Crew Dragon mission.

We hope you all are excited about this mission just like us! ๐Ÿš€

Liftoff currently scheduled for:Sept 16 00:02 UTC (Sept 15 8:02 PM EDT)
Backup dateNext day, same time
Static fireConfirmed
Spacecraft CommanderJared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments @rookisaacman
PilotDr. Sian Proctor, Geoscience professor @DrSianProctor
Mission SpecialistHayley Arceneaux, Physician Assistant St. Jude @ArceneauxHayley
Mission SpecialistChris Sembroski, Engineer @ChrisSembroski
Destination orbitLow Earth Orbit, โ‰ˆ575 km x 51.66ยฐ
Launch vehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
CoreB1062 (Previous: 2x GPS III missions)
CapsuleCrew Dragon C207 "Resilience" (Previous: Crew-1)
Duration of missionโ‰ˆ3 days
Launch siteLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
LandingASDS: 32.15806 N, 76.74139 W (541 km downrange)
Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; orbital coast, reentry, splashdown and recovery of Dragon and crew.
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u/hitura-nobadPre-launch and launchโญ•

Timeline
TimeUpdate
2021-09-17 18:00:00 UTCPer SpaceX. there will be a livestream update from the crew around 21:00 UTC today. Check out the new live thread for that.
2021-09-17 16:00:00 UTCPer Eric Berger, expect more content today, and there is no (at least) blanket prohibition on video from orbit due to Neflix
2021-09-17 13:00:00 UTCPer Space Offshore, ETA Sunday morning for this mission's booster to be back in Port Canaveral
2021-09-17 04:10:00 UTCFinally, some photos of the crew in space. Per I4 twitter, they've completed 15 orbits and "made full use of the Dragon cupola".
2021-09-17 02:30:00 UTCSplashdown reported by NBC to be currently scheduled for Saturday around 7 pm (Eastern/local time?), a hair under three days after launch. Jared previously confirmed that Dragon will phase down to โ‰ˆ375 km before de-orbit
2021-09-17 01:00:00 UTCPer SpaceX Twitter and St. Jude, the crew had a live Q&A with St. Jude patients, answering questions such as "are there cows on the moon"?
2021-09-16 23:00:00 UTCA photo was tweeted of Hayley in the Dragon cupola, but it was then swiftly deleted.
2021-09-16 00:00:00 UTCElon also spoke to the crew and confirms all is well
2021-09-16 18:00:00 UTCSpaceX further tweeted that they will conduct further research today as well as look out the cupola for the first time. They also confirmed an apogee of 590 km.
2021-09-16 18:00:00 UTCSpaceX tweeted that the crew is "happy, healthy and resting comfortably" last night, completing preliminary research, multiple meals and 5.5 orbits (9 hours)
T+4h 30mSpaceX has shared the first video depicting Dragon's cupola
T+3h 00mSpaceX reports the second Dragon phasing burn is complete, and Dragon is now in a circular 585 km orbit, a new Dragon altitude record
T+1h 00mSpaceX reports the first Dragon phasing burn is complete
T+1h 00mThis is u/CAM-Gerlach taking over from u/hitura-nobad after a delay due to (ironically) NASA's firewall blocking my connection
T+21:26Thanks for joining, see you for the upcoming live events
T+19:22Nosecone open
T+12:20Dragon seperation
T+9:44S1 landing confirmed
T+9:01SECO
T+7:39Entry burn
T+5:07Booster Apogee
T+2:55Second stage ignition
T+2:50Stage separation
T+2:43MECO
T+1:16Max Q
T-0Liftoff
T-60Startup
T-4:19Strongback retracting
T-7:00Engine chill
T-9:41No recycle anymore available if they have to hold
T-17:26S2 lox load started
T-19:52S2 fuel load completed
T-34:51Propellant load underway
T-41:14Closing visors and arming escape system
T-41:44crew access arm retraction completed
T-43:44Crew access arm retracting
T-44:56LD: Team is ready for launch
T-50:17GO/NOGO Poll for fueling underway
T-1hEverything ontime , support crews have left 39A
T-1h 38mHatch closed and capsule leak checks completed
T-2h 13msuite leak checks completed
T-2h 22mseat rotation underway
T-2h 28mcom checks underway
T-2h 37mAll 4 crew members getting strapped in
T-2h 45mIngress underway
T-2h 56m2 Astronauts at the top
T-2h 59mAstronauts arrived at 39A
T-3h 2mTeslas departing for 39A
T-3h 4mCrew walking out in suits
T-3h 14mu/johnkrausphotos is Ninja 30
T-3h 16mCrew currently undergoing suitup
T-3h 46mWeather currently GO for launch and recovery
T-4h 0mLD comfirms currently targeting start of window
T-4h 9mCrew walkout from Hangar X
T-4h 11mWebcast live
T-9h 12mWeather improved to 90% GO
2021-09-14 21:20:46Manifest for Crew Dragon is growing
2021-09-14 21:03:32Jared: Risk from Jet training higher then flight on dragon in his opinion
2021-09-14 20:54:301st time 3 dragon spacecraft will be in orbit at the same time
2021-09-14 20:50:19Weather in 3 days for return home also important criteria for launch
2021-09-14 20:49:19LRR currently underway

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Note: SpaceX is not live streaming the orbital phase of this mission; the (many) channels claiming to do so are scams, and should be reported as such. Thanks.

Stats

โ˜‘๏ธ This will be the 23rd SpaceX launch this year.

โ˜‘๏ธ This will be the 126th Falcon 9 launch.

โ˜‘๏ธ This will be the 3rd journey to space of the Falcon 9 first stage B1062.

โ˜‘๏ธ 2nd Flight of C207 "Resilience"

โ˜‘๏ธ First crewed flight on a twice used booster

The crew

Biographies from inspiration4.com

Jared Isaacman

Commander & Benefactor Jared Isaacman is the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payment processing solutions. He started the company in 1999 from the basement of his familyโ€™s house when he was only 16 years old and has built it into an industry-leading payments technology company with over 1,200 employees. Isaacman is considered one of the industryโ€™s most influential business leaders and has been featured by various media outlets and publications including Forbes, The Today Show, Fox Business News, ABC News, Bloomberg, Businessweek, Inc. Magazine, and Fast Company, among others.

An accomplished jet pilot, Isaacman is rated to fly commercial and military aircraft and holds several world records including two Speed-Around-The-World flights in 2008 and 2009 that raised money and awareness for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He has flown in over 100 airshows as part of the Black Diamond Jet Team, dedicating every performance to charitable causes. In 2011, Isaacman co-founded what would become the worldโ€™s largest private air force, Draken International, to train pilots for the United States Armed Forces.

Hayley Arceneaux

Hope

When Hayley was 10 years old, one of her knees began to ache. Her doctor thought it was just a sprain, but a few months later, tests revealed Hayley suffered from osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Her family turned to St. Jude Childrenโ€™s Research Hospital for her treatment and care, which included chemotherapy and a limb-saving surgery. She is now finished with treatment and thriving. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Spanish in 2014, and obtained her Physician Assistant (PA) degree in 2016. She now works at St. Jude โ€“ the very place that saved her life โ€“ as a PA with leukemia and lymphoma patients.

Chris Sembroski

Generosity

Chris Sembroski grew up with a natural curiosity about outer space. Stargazing late at night on the roof of his high school and launching high-powered model rockets in college cemented this passion. As a U.S. Space Camp counselor, he conducted simulated space shuttle missions and supported STEM-based education designed to inspire young minds to explore these areas and find their passions. As a college student, Sembroski volunteered with ProSpace, a grassroots lobbying effort that promoted legislation in Washington, D.C., to help open space travel and allow companies like SpaceX to exist. He then served in the U.S. Air Force, maintaining a fleet of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and deploying for service in Iraq before leaving active duty in 2007. Following his education from the Air Force, Sembroski earned a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In his career, Sembroski has sought innovative, industry-disrupting methods to monitor and maintain mechanical equipment, making everything from data centers to hospitals more efficient. He now resides in Seattle, WA, and works in the aerospace industry.

Dr. Sian Proctor

Prosperity

Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, explorer, and science communication specialist with a lifelong passion for space exploration. She was born in Guam while her father was working at the NASA tracking station during the Apollo missions and has carried on his dedication and interest in space. Sheโ€™s an analog astronaut (a person who conducts activities in simulated space conditions) and has completed four analog missions, including the all-female Sensoria Mars 2020 mission at the Hawaiโ€™i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) Habitat as well as the NASA-funded four-month Mars mission at HI-SEAS to investigate food strategies for long-duration spaceflights. Her motto is โ€œSpace2inspire,โ€ and she encourages people to use their unique one-of-a-kind strengths and passion to inspire others. She uses her Space2inpsire Art to encourage conversations about creating a J.E.D.I. Space: a Just, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive space for all of humanity. Dr. Proctor was recently selected as an Explorerโ€™s Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World. She has a TEDx talk called Eat Like a Martian and published the Meals for Mars Cookbook. Dr. Proctor was a finalist for the 2009 NASA Astronaut Program. She has her pilot license, is SCUBA certified, and loves geoexploring our world. She has been a geoscience professor for over 20 years at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona and is currently on reassignment as the Open Educational Resource Coordinator for the Maricopa Community College District. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science, an M.S. in Geology, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education.

Resources
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โ€ขPosted by2 years ago

Welcome to the r/SpaceX Inspiration4 Flight and Return Discussion & Updates Thread!

Hi dear people of the subreddit! The host team is here as usual to bring you live updates during SpaceX's first private Crew Dragon mission.

We hope you all are excited about this mission just like we are! ๐Ÿš€

Spashdown atSaturday Sept 18 23:06 UTC (7:06 PM EDT) Convert to your local time
Launched atWednesday Sept 16 00:02 UTC (Sept 15 8:02 PM EDT)
Static fireConfirmed
Spacecraft CommanderJared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments @rookisaacman
PilotDr. Sian Proctor, Geoscience professor @DrSianProctor
Mission SpecialistHayley Arceneaux, Physician Assistant St. Jude @ArceneauxHayley
Mission SpecialistChris Sembroski, Engineer @ChrisSembroski
Destination orbitLow Earth Orbit, โ‰ˆ575 km x 51.66ยฐ
Launch vehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
CoreB1062 (Previous: 2x GPS III missions)
CapsuleCrew Dragon C207 "Resilience" (Previous: Crew-1)
Duration of mission2 days, 23 hours, 4 minutes (planned)
Launch siteLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
LandingASDS: 32.15806 N, 76.74139 W (541 km downrange)
Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; orbital coast, reentry, splashdown and recovery of Dragon and crew.
Your host team
Reddit usernameResponsibilitiesCurrently hosting?
u/CAM-GerlachOrbit, return and recoveryโœ”๏ธ
u/hitura-nobadPre-launch and launchโญ•

Timeline
TimeUpdate
2021-09-18 23:57:00 UTCAnd that's a wrap! Its been an honor and a privilege to share this journey with you all as well.
2021-09-18 23:56:11 UTCWebcast now wrapping up
2021-09-18 23:56:02 UTCThe crew will now be checked up in the medical room and be flown back to KSC by helicopter.
2021-09-18 23:55:13 UTCJared now the last one out.
2021-09-18 23:53:57 UTCChris now egressing the vehicle
2021-09-18 23:53:42 UTCDr. Sian now strutting her stuff out of Dragon
2021-09-18 23:50:52 UTCHayley now egressing the vehicle
2021-09-18 23:47:29 UTCPreparing for egress
2021-09-18 23:44:54 UTCNow opening the hatch!
2021-09-18 23:41:48 UTCDragon is now rolled back to the egress platform
2021-09-18 23:38:13 UTCDragon will now be rolled back into the ship in preparation for opening the hatch
2021-09-18 23:37:13 UTCDragon is now lifted on to Go Searcher and nestled in its "nest"
2021-09-18 23:35:48 UTCNow hooking up the Dragon to the crane on Go Searcher
2021-09-18 23:28:40 UTCRigging complete, 5 minutes to capsule lift
2021-09-18 23:24:51 UTCCrews are installing the rigging to lift the Dragon onto GO Searcher
2021-09-18 23:13:10 UTCPersonnel now around the capsule
2021-09-18 23:11:10 UTCPersonnel now approaching the capsule
2021-09-18 23:07:46 UTCFast boats now on their way
2021-09-18 23:07:00 UTCSplashdown!
2021-09-18 23:04:20 UTCChutes unreefed!
2021-09-18 23:04:01 UTCMain chute deploy! Four good chutes.
2021-09-18 23:03:15 UTCDrouge chute deploy! Two good drogues.
2021-09-18 23:02:20 UTCBracing for drogues
2021-09-18 23:01:36 UTCGetting ready for drogue deploy
2021-09-18 23:01:12 UTCWe have comms!!!
2021-09-18 23:00:52 UTCWe should be getting comms back any moment now
2021-09-18 23:00:03 UTCNow getting a view of dragon re-entering on the WB-57 thermal camera!
2021-09-18 22:55:51 UTCWe are now in comm blackout at 80 km. We should come out of it in around 4 minutes 35 seconds.
2021-09-18 22:53:29 UTCDragon is starting to experience some acceleration from the atmosphere at a 100 km altitude. About to enter comm blackout.
2021-09-18 22:51:58 UTCTwo minutes to comm blackout. Dragon is now in initial entry attitude.
2021-09-18 22:49:28 UTCEntry preparations are complete and visors are now. For minutes and thirty seconds to comm blackout, expected to come out of it at 23:00 UTC.
2021-09-18 22:48:28 UTCCrew now completing entry preparations
2021-09-18 22:46:23 UTCNow 200 km in altitude
2021-09-18 22:43:43 UTCEverything is nominal and weather looks good.
2021-09-18 22:40:12 UTCNose cone confirmed secure for entry.
2021-09-18 22:37:49 UTCNose cone closure should be complete around now. Ten minutes to communications blackout.
2021-09-18 22:32:09 UTCNow closing the nosecone. It should take about 4 minutes, and about 20 minutes to re-entry.
2021-09-18 22:31:53 UTCDe-orbit burn is complete and nominal! Next is nosecone closure, so wave goodbye to the cupola cam views.
2021-09-18 22:28:51 UTCDragon is committed to re-entry. About three minutes remaining on the de-orbit burn.
2021-09-18 22:21:37 UTCAround 5 minutes into the de-orbit burn, 10 more to go.
2021-09-18 22:20:28 UTCAmazing view from the cupola cam; de-orbit burn should be happening now-ish.
2021-09-18 22:12:58 UTCSuccessful Dragon trunk jettison! De-orbit burn coming up next.
2021-09-18 22:10:18 UTCDe-orbit sequence start! First the Claw will release, then the trunk, and then the de-orbit burn will commence.
2021-09-18 22:00:46 UTCWebcast is live!
2021-09-18 20:30:00 UTCPer SpaceX, the crew is suited up, and splashdown weather is looking good for 23:06 UTC today, two and a half hours from now. SpaceX's livestream will go live about an hour before.
2021-09-18 18:30:00 UTCSpaceX captured spectacular video of an orbital moonrise from Dragon's cupola. What I would give for a simple cupola-cam live stream...
2021-09-18 16:00:0 UTCSpaceX shared some more photos from the cupola cam of the crew taking in the views, and Inspiration4 shared a video of Chris taking photos in it.
2021-09-18 02:38:00 UTCSpaceX has shared a video of an orbital sunset from Dragon's cupola
2021-09-18 00:17:00 UTCPer Space TFRs all but the Melbourne-area TFRs have been cancelled, and Dragon is now confirmed to be planning a Cape spashdown only a few dozen kilometers from its launch site.
2021-09-18 00:00:00 UTCSpaceX has announced the webcast link for spashdown and recovery, as well as an updated timeline.
2021-09-17 23:20:00 UTCPer SpaceX, the second final burn is complete, and the spacecraft is now orbiting at a 365 km altitude. It will become the first Dragon to splash down in the Atlantic, after previous capsules returned to the Pacific (Dragon 1) and the Gulf (Dragon 2).
2021-09-17 22:45:00 UTCPer SpaceX, Dragon completed the first of two burns to lower the spacecraft's altitude to 365 km to prepare for re-entry tomorrow
2021-09-17 22:45:00 UTCPer Inspiration4, the crew released their menu of foods eaten while onboard. Among the items: cold pizza, which Elon promised would have a warmer (and free WiFi) next time.
2021-09-17 21:45:00 UTCPer SpaceX, splashdown confirmed to be targeted for 23:06 UTC (7:06 pm EDT) Saturday
2021-09-17 21:45:00 UTCPer SpaceX, "Dragon will perform two burns tonight to reduce the spacecraftโ€™s altitude to ~365km and line up the ground track with the landing site"
2021-09-17 21:30:00 UTCMissed it earlier, but per NYSE, the crew rung the Wall Street closing bell from orbit, along with talking with Tom Cruise, making poker bets, and other promotional activities.
2021-09-17 21:11:47 UTCThat's all for the stream, folks. We'll continue to bring you live updates as they are available.
2021-09-17 21:11:38 UTCWe're back to Andy Tran, who confirms that splashdown is indeed still scheduled for around "4 pm PT Saturday", or around 23 UTC (7 pm EDT)
2021-09-17 21:10:28 UTCJared now starting to wrap things up. Says the astronauts are spending most of their time on science, raising awareness and ukekele playing.
2021-09-17 21:09:41 UTCNow showing off more microgravity tricks, showing off water spinning in microgravity
2021-09-17 21:09:16 UTCJared introducing the zero-G indicator and now Hayley telling about it. Its a goldren retriever dog that St. Jude uses to help comfort kids through their many difficult procedures.
2021-09-17 21:08:11 UTCWhole crew looks very happy and healthy. Its really awesome to see (more or less) regular people floating around in microgravity.
2021-09-17 21:07:49 UTCHayley loves spinning. That's a good trick.
2021-09-17 21:07:19 UTCHayley now showing off some tricks in microgravity
2021-09-17 21:06:53 UTCBeautiful music by Chris on the ukelele!
2021-09-17 21:06:23 UTCChris now showing off his ukulele, and now playing a little
2021-09-17 21:05:27 UTCSian now showing us some of her art she drew in space, including the Dragon capsule being carried to space by a Dragon
2021-09-17 21:05:25 UTCMedical Officer Hayley talking about some of the other biomedical sampling activities
2021-09-17 21:05:01 UTCNow showing off some of the science experiments, including the portable ultrasound.
2021-09-17 21:03:53 UTCIts dark outside so kinda hard to see with the glare, but we could see an aurora and night lights
2021-09-17 21:02:34 UTCFirst, Jared's going to take us up into the Cupola to show us the live views from space
2021-09-17 21:01:58 UTCNow passing the mic around to each talk about what they are going to share
2021-09-17 21:01:32 UTCHayley hanging "upside down", love it
2021-09-17 21:01:03 UTCCrew is live!
2021-09-17 20:59:27 UTCStanding by to hear from the crew
2021-09-17 20:56:45 UTCAndy Tran now summarizing the mission so far
2021-09-17 20:56:10 UTCThe stream is now live!
2021-09-17 20:51:21 UTCPre-stream music has started!
2021-09-17 20:50:14 UTCLivestream is counting down toward a start time of 20:55 UTC
2021-09-17 19:00:00 UTCTFRs are out for potential landing sites near Jacksonville, Tampa, Tallahasee, Daytona, Pensacola and Panama City with re-entry and landing between 07:10 and 08:00 UTC (3:10 - 4:00 am EDT). Per Space Offshore, GO Navigator is near Panama City and GO Searcher is near Daytona.
2021-09-17 18:30:00 UTCPer St. Jude, Hayley gave St. Jude patients a tour of the cupola, with a full video later posted.
2021-09-17 18:00:00 UTCWe're now live with you on this thread, to cover further on-orbit events including the live webcast, as well as the re-entry and landing. I ( u/CAM-Gerlach ) backfilled a few recent events from the other thread, since I was again delayed updating it due to internet issues.
2021-09-17 18:00:00 UTCPer SpaceX. there will be a livestream update from the crew around 21:00 UTC today.
2021-09-17 16:00:00 UTCPer Eric Berger, expect more content today, and there is no blanket prohibition on video from orbit due to Neflix
2021-09-17 13:00:00 UTCPer Space Offshore, ETA Sunday morning for this mission's booster to be back in Port Canaveral

Watch the mission live
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SpaceX On Orbit Crew UpdateSpaceX
SpaceX Spashdown WebcastSpaceX

Note: SpaceX is not live streaming most of the orbital phase of this mission; the (many) channels claiming to do so are scams, and should be reported as such. Thanks.

The crew

Biographies from inspiration4.com

Jared Isaacman

Commander & Benefactor Jared Isaacman is the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payment processing solutions. He started the company in 1999 from the basement of his familyโ€™s house when he was only 16 years old and has built it into an industry-leading payments technology company with over 1,200 employees. Isaacman is considered one of the industryโ€™s most influential business leaders and has been featured by various media outlets and publications including Forbes, The Today Show, Fox Business News, ABC News, Bloomberg, Businessweek, Inc. Magazine, and Fast Company, among others.

An accomplished jet pilot, Isaacman is rated to fly commercial and military aircraft and holds several world records including two Speed-Around-The-World flights in 2008 and 2009 that raised money and awareness for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He has flown in over 100 airshows as part of the Black Diamond Jet Team, dedicating every performance to charitable causes. In 2011, Isaacman co-founded what would become the worldโ€™s largest private air force, Draken International, to train pilots for the United States Armed Forces.

Hayley Arceneaux

Hope

When Hayley was 10 years old, one of her knees began to ache. Her doctor thought it was just a sprain, but a few months later, tests revealed Hayley suffered from osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Her family turned to St. Jude Childrenโ€™s Research Hospital for her treatment and care, which included chemotherapy and a limb-saving surgery. She is now finished with treatment and thriving. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Spanish in 2014, and obtained her Physician Assistant (PA) degree in 2016. She now works at St. Jude โ€“ the very place that saved her life โ€“ as a PA with leukemia and lymphoma patients.

Chris Sembroski

Generosity

Chris Sembroski grew up with a natural curiosity about outer space. Stargazing late at night on the roof of his high school and launching high-powered model rockets in college cemented this passion. As a U.S. Space Camp counselor, he conducted simulated space shuttle missions and supported STEM-based education designed to inspire young minds to explore these areas and find their passions. As a college student, Sembroski volunteered with ProSpace, a grassroots lobbying effort that promoted legislation in Washington, D.C., to help open space travel and allow companies like SpaceX to exist. He then served in the U.S. Air Force, maintaining a fleet of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and deploying for service in Iraq before leaving active duty in 2007. Following his education from the Air Force, Sembroski earned a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In his career, Sembroski has sought innovative, industry-disrupting methods to monitor and maintain mechanical equipment, making everything from data centers to hospitals more efficient. He now resides in Seattle, WA, and works in the aerospace industry.

Dr. Sian Proctor

Prosperity

Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, explorer, and science communication specialist with a lifelong passion for space exploration. She was born in Guam while her father was working at the NASA tracking station during the Apollo missions and has carried on his dedication and interest in space. Sheโ€™s an analog astronaut (a person who conducts activities in simulated space conditions) and has completed four analog missions, including the all-female Sensoria Mars 2020 mission at the Hawaiโ€™i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) Habitat as well as the NASA-funded four-month Mars mission at HI-SEAS to investigate food strategies for long-duration spaceflights. Her motto is โ€œSpace2inspire,โ€ and she encourages people to use their unique one-of-a-kind strengths and passion to inspire others. She uses her Space2inpsire Art to encourage conversations about creating a J.E.D.I. Space: a Just, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive space for all of humanity. Dr. Proctor was recently selected as an Explorerโ€™s Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World. She has a TEDx talk called Eat Like a Martian and published the Meals for Mars Cookbook. Dr. Proctor was a finalist for the 2009 NASA Astronaut Program. She has her pilot license, is SCUBA certified, and loves geoexploring our world. She has been a geoscience professor for over 20 years at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona and is currently on reassignment as the Open Educational Resource Coordinator for the Maricopa Community College District. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science, an M.S. in Geology, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education.

Resources
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Official press kitSpaceX
Inspiration4 HomepageInspiration4
Reddit Streamr/SpaceX
Dragon TrackerSpaceX
Splashdown Time Converteru/paul_wi11iams

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