The First All-Civilian Crew journey to Earth’s orbit is expected to splash down tonight after three days in space.
Saturday evening, just after 7 p.m. ET, the Dragon spacecraft is anticipated to return to Earth.
SpaceX’s ideal splashdown destination is off the coast of Cape Canaveral in the Atlantic Ocean, but they are ready to pivot to the Gulf of Mexico if necessary.
Launching into space and returning home is always a risk. Despite the fact that the crew has been trained by SpaceX, they are not trained, astronauts.
It will be the third SpaceX Dragon-crewed spacecraft to splash down from orbit on Saturday, but the first without a professional astronaut on board.
This trip was intended to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to Isaacman. He personally gave $100 million to help eradicate childhood cancer before the launch.
The third passenger, Dr. Sian Proctor, 51, made history by being the fourth African American woman to fly into space.
Chris Sembroski, a 41-year-old Iraq war veteran and Lockheed Martin engineer, completes the team.
On Friday, they all talked with youngsters being treated at St. Jude in real-time from orbit.
One of the kids questioned Arceneaux, “What sort of sleeping bag do you have?”
Another kid said, “Can you snap photographs in space?”
The mission has raised an extra $500,000 for the research hospital since taking off.
The crew has also been busy with studies, such as utilizing a portable ultrasound to monitor their corneas and optic nerves for intracranial pressure indications.