Why SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission matters to everyone

Commentary: It's arguably the biggest mission in the so-called billionaire space race of 2021 and a key step to a more high-flying future.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Alex Anderson

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Oh, and the mission blasts off in about six months.

That’s the call three Americans received earlier this year.

The quartet makes up the entirety of the crew ofthe Inspiration4 missionthatsplashed back down to Earth on Saturday.

Inspiration for who?

(SpaceX didn’t respond to a request for comment.)