Amateur astronaut
An amateur astronaut is an untrained person participating in a spaceflight.[1] The term is widely used by SpaceX and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of Inspiration4, crewed by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight around the Earth.
List of Amateur astronauts
[edit]- Christopher Sembroski (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Sian Proctor (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Jared Isaacman (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021), (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Hayley Arceneaux (Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)
- Scott Poteet (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Sarah Gillis (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
- Anna Menon (Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)
References
[edit]- ^ Jonathan Amos (16 September 2021). "SpaceX: Amateur astronauts launch on Inspiration4 mission". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Matt Watts. SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth. Evening Standard, 16 September 2021
- Highlights From the SpaceX Inspiration4 Astronauts’ Splashdown. The New York Times, 18 September 2021