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The National Business Aviation Association honored Jared Isaacman with the 2023 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award during the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

From rocket tests to planetary defense, 2021 has been an eventful year for the space industry. Join the FLYING staff as we look back at our top five space stories of the year. Successful Liftoff for First All-Civilian Space Mission This year saw the world’s first of many all-civilian space flights, led by SpaceX’s Inspiration4 […]

After three days orbiting Earth, the astronauts of Inspiration4 flying aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 7:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday. The return marks the completion of the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit, which launched on a flight-proven SpaceX […]

Inspiration4, the world’s first orbital spaceflight fully crewed by civilians, successfully lifted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, beginning what mission officials called a “new era.” Never before has a journey to orbit been fully composed of civilians who aren’t professional astronauts. In some ways, it brings crewed space travel closer to a […]

Hours before their scheduled Wednesday liftoff, the all-rookie crew of Inspiration4 opened up about their historic SpaceX mission. Commander and billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman joined fellow crew members Hayley Arceneaux, Dr. Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday to answer questions about pre-mission jitters and what they plan to accomplish […]

Mission controllers for Inspiration4 have updated the launch window for SpaceX’s next crewed mission to Earth orbit, launching from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. A new five-hour launch window begins at 8:02 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to a statement. The window is based on an updated weather forecast for the launch site and possible landing […]