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{{Short description|Untrained participant in a spaceflight.}} |
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[[file:Inspiration4 Crew Photo.jpg|thumb|{{nowrap|[[Inspiration4]] crew <small>(16 September 2021)</small>}}]] |
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An '''amateur astronaut''' is an untrained person participating in a [[spaceflight]].<ref name=BBC /> The term is widely used by [[SpaceX]]. |
An '''amateur astronaut''' is an untrained person participating in a [[spaceflight]].<ref name=BBC /> The term is widely used by [[SpaceX]] and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of [[Inspiration4]], crewed by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight around the [[Earth]]. |
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==List of Amateur astronauts== |
==List of Amateur astronauts== |
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{{see also|Spaceflight participant|Spaceflight_participant#Private_employers|Space tourism}} |
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* [[Christopher Sembroski]] <small>([[Inspiration4]], 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small> |
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* [[Sian Proctor]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small> |
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* [[Jared Isaacman]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>, <small>([[Polaris Dawn]], 10 September 2024 –)</small> |
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* [[Scott Poteet]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small> |
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* [[Sarah Gillis]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small> |
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* [[Anna Menon]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* Matt Watts. [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/spacex-launches-world-first-amateur-astronaut-crew-orbit-earth-inspiration4-b955636.html SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth]. ''[[Evening Standard]]'', 16 September 2021 |
* Matt Watts. [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/spacex-launches-world-first-amateur-astronaut-crew-orbit-earth-inspiration4-b955636.html SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth]. ''[[Evening Standard]]'', 16 September 2021 |
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/18/science/spacex-inspiration4-splashdown Highlights From the SpaceX Inspiration4 Astronauts’ Splashdown]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', 18 September 2021 |
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 10 September 2024
An amateur astronaut is an untrained person participating in a spaceflight.[1] The term is widely used by SpaceX and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of Inspiration4, crewed by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight around the Earth.
List of Amateur astronauts
[edit]- Christopher Sembroski (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Sian Proctor (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Jared Isaacman (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021), (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Hayley Arceneaux (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Scott Poteet (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Sarah Gillis (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Anna Menon (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
References
[edit]- ^ Jonathan Amos (16 September 2021). "SpaceX: Amateur astronauts launch on Inspiration4 mission". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Matt Watts. SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth. Evening Standard, 16 September 2021
- Highlights From the SpaceX Inspiration4 Astronauts’ Splashdown. The New York Times, 18 September 2021