SpaceX has shared a stunning video of the domed 'cupola' window on its Crew Dragon capsule, as its first all-civilian crew began its three-day orbit of Earth.
Taking to Twitter, SpaceX simply wrote: 'View from Dragon's cupola,' alongside the video of the domed window, with Earth in the background.
The Inspiration4 crew - including Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski - launched into space shortly after 8pm EST on Wednesday (1am BST on Thursday) from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Shorty after the launch, the bottom part of the rocket detached and headed back down to Earth on a seafaring platform to be reused at a later time by SpaceX, as part of the company's plan to save money and make spaceflight cheaper.
Although this is not the first time civilians have travelled to space, Inspiration4 is the first mission manned solely by civilians.
Taking to Twitter, SpaceX simply wrote: 'View from Dragon's cupola,' alongside the video of the domed window, with Earth in the background
The Inspiration4 crew - including Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski - launched into space shortly after 8pm EST on Wednesday (1am BST on Thursday) from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida
The Inspiration4 crew, the first all-civilian crew to fly to space-pose while suited up as they prepared to make their historic trip to space
The crew began their journey at 4:07pm ET, when the four individuals emerged from Hangar X where they were met by a large crowd cheering them on.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was also present to see the crew off and appeared to be just as excited as the team going to space.
The Inspiration team said their final goodbyes to friends and family and packed into two white Tesla Model X vehicles, which drove them to SpaceX's new suit-up room to get in their space gear.
From there they ventured to Launch Pad 39 where the massive Falcon 9 rocket stood, climbed to the top of the tower and headed into the capsule.
The crew, however, stopped outside the capsule hatch to sign their names by the SpaceX symbol on the white wall, signifying the first all-civilian mission.
They were then strapped in by SpaceX staff, who are called 'SpaceX Nijas' due to their all black attire.
The four members of the Inspiration4 mission donned SpaceX's iconic white suits as they prepared for their journey to becoming the first all-civilian crew in space
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