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    The 1st All-Civilian Crew Is About To Orbit The Earth

    Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday will carry four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist.
    by Deepa Shivaram Sep 15, 2021 2 minutes
    In a first, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday night will carry four civilians: Chris Sembroski (from left), Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux.

    For the first time, a group of all civilians, four in total, will take flight aboard a SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday night.

    The commander of the flight, is the founder and billionaire CEO of Shift4 Payments; he will be joined by Hayley Arceneaux,

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