Thread by @nextspaceflight

LIVE: SpaceX is holding a Q&A with the Inspiration4 crew

Participants:
- Benji Reed, SpaceX Director of Crew Mission Management
- Jared Isaacman, Inspiration4 Commander
- Hayley Arceneaux, Inspiration4 Medical Officer
- Dr. Sian Proctor, Inspiration4 Pilot
- Chris Sembroski, Inspiration4 Mission Specalist

Reed points out that this will be the first time that three Dragons are on orbit at once with the Crew-2 and CRS-23 Dragons at the Space Station right now.

Isaacman's mic was not working.

Arceneaux is very excited about the medical research that they will conduct.

Dr. Proctor points out that she will be just the fourth black female astronaut.

Sembroski says he is very lucky to be here and wants to pay that generosity forward.

Isaacman's mic is now working.

Says that the entire leadership team is focused on this mission, even Elon!

Isaacman says that he views the fighter jet training flights as higher risk than this mission.

Reed, "The Dragon manifest is getting busier by the minute. It's awesome!"

"We have a number of NASA missions that we will do and we also have a growing backlog of commercial astronaut missions that we are looking forward to perform."

Dr. Proctor says that Michelle Obama was a big inspiration for her. Michelle spoke with the crew today and the memory of that call will stay with Dr. Proctor for the rest of her life.

Reed says that SpaceX could fly 3-6 private Dragon missions a year.

Per the above, the question was specifically about the number of private missions. Benji responded with 3-6, but not 100% clear if he meant all Dragon missions or just private.

Isaacman was not aware of the coupla when he booked the mission. It went from concept to flight readiness in six months. There is an exterior camera to see the crew looking out of it.

That concludes the Q&A. They took a lot more questions from the media than the most recent all-private human spaceflight!