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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]], and by widespread media, especially after the launce of [[Inspiration4]] on a 3-day journey. |
An '''amateur astronaut''' is an untrained person participating in a [[spaceflight]].<ref name=BBC /> The term is widely used by [[SpaceX]], and by widespread media, especially after the launce of [[Inspiration4]], manned by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day journey. |
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==List of Amateur astronauts== |
==List of Amateur astronauts== |
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Revision as of 16:08, 16 September 2021
An amateur astronaut is an untrained person participating in a spaceflight.[1] The term is widely used by SpaceX, and by widespread media, especially after the launce of Inspiration4, manned by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day journey.
List of Amateur astronauts
- Chris Sembroski (Inspiration4, 15 September 2021 – )
- Sian Proctor (Inspiration4, 15 September 2021 – )
- Jared Isaacman (Inspiration4, 15 September 2021 – )
- Hayley Arceneaux (Inspiration4, 15 September 2021 – )
References
- ^ Jonathan Amos (16 September 2021). "SpaceX: Amateur astronauts launch on Inspiration4 mission". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links
- Matt Watts. SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth. Evening Standard, 16 September 2021