SpaceX launches Inspiration4 crew on historic mission! Nails booster landing
Inspiration4 crew members Jared Isaacman, Dr. Sian Proctor, Christopher Sembroski and Hayley Arceneaux launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience on Sept. 15, 2021. [SpaceX
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