SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission returns safely from orbit

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission returned safely to Earth this Saturday, going down in history as the first privately funded, all-civilian space crew to do so. Mark Strassmann has the details.

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[Dpak]

So, finally some real space travel for tourists, instead of just going up and falling down. They got to orbit earth.

[aliengranpa]

Just glad they made it up and down safely.

[rickyfitness]

Do you think they made eye contact when they took space poops.

[lavendersunsets]

I was so excited! Welcome back SpaceX

[whatabouttheearth]

😂 that last line, "🎶space may be the final frontier but it's made in a Hollywood basement🎶"

They're going to demolish the flat earthers and I'm going to sit back with some snacks and watch it all go down

[mteokay]

They should have taken a leading Flat Earther

[MT-zyel]

These money thirsty billionaires are not knowing what to do with their money after they ripped off the labor force! Shame on you!

[stevezy]

“A 3 day camping trip in the cosmos…” I can’t believe they pay these people.

[ViperNg]

Virgin Galactic space time: 5mins, Altitude: 80km (50miles) , Edge of space
Blue Origin space time: 3mins, Altitude: 105km (66miles), Edge of space
SPACEX space time: 3days or 4320minutes, Altitude: 585km (365miles), ACTUAL space

SPACEX dwarfed both blue origin and virgin galactic records by many many folds.

[josephdonais]

"... tourists in the cosmos...". fyi to whom ever wrote his script, camping here on this planet or a hundred million light years away, we all camp in the cosmos. You are even in space right here where you breath. LxWxH, that is space and macrocosm, totality is the cosmos. O.o

[YinLawn]

Hayley is such an inspiration. I am quite interested to know how fast she can recovery because of her prosthetic leg. I suspect she will recover faster than the rest of crew because her prosthetic leg will not lose strength like a "normal" leg with muscles. I saw astronaut came back from ISS with foot swells like a balloon and cannot walk. However, with prosthetic leg, it will not happen. That data is so valuable if we are going to send people to stay on the moon or MARS.

[Treehugger]

Why are we still "splashing down"? I thought we did that over 50 years ago.

[mopthermopther]

To the Moon and back !
That was a tremendous
accomplishment !
Congratulations to all !
🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸USA🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[martinhonan]

Congratulations George Floyd on 16 months of sobriety.

[dianahill]

Still waiting since 1964 to have my adoption nullified. And, take back my legal birth certificate.
Several law enforcement, AG of CA., and the ACLU are a few organizations that have been informed.

[Lil.Isrealit]

Thanks for sharing this amazing story ❤

[allgood]

Fantastic and proceeds to a good cause❤️.. we have a children's hospital here in NZ called Starship... This is humanity at it's finest 👍🇳🇿.

[guylivesay]

How nice! Karen and friends went up into space for funzies, while millions of people are starving or dying around the world.

[Victorya-sifx]

А просто плюхнулись в капсуле в океан ? Как советские первые космонавты. Ну прям очень большая победа. Следующая победа изобретение велосипеда ?;)

[anntrope]

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY !!!! HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE COULD YOU HOUSE, FEED, ETC...WITH THESE WASTED RESOURCES!? WHAT'S THE CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR THIS AMUSEMENT RIDE!!??