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The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission of civilians returned safely in the Dragon spacecraft over the weekend, and some are already looking to internal spacecraft upgrades for the next civilian mission
Following a meeting with the Inspiration4 crew to congratulate them in person, SpaceX CEO @Elon Musk responded in jest to users saying that the next SpaceX mission would have “a little oven for heating food & Starlink WiFi,” as well as including “definitely upgraded toilets,” after the crew reportedly had some challenges with the toilet this mission.
Yeah, a little oven for heating food & Starlink wifi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 21, 2021
Definitely upgraded toilets 🙂 We had some challenges with it this flight.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 21, 2021
Musk also threw shade at U.S. President Joe Biden for snubbing the Inspiration4 crew on congratulating the all-civilian, U.S.-based crew. The comments came after Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla was snubbed in recently-proposed tax credit increases geared towards U.S. legacy mega-automakers Ford, General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler.
During the Inspiration4 mission, Musk also donated $50 million USD to personally support the crew’s fundraising goal for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. In sum, the Inspiration4 crew collected about $210 million USD following Musk’s donation, before which the hospital reported it could provide well over 2 million days worth of meals for St. Jude families at just $160 million USD – let alone the extra donation from Musk.
Viewers can now watch Netflix’s Inspiration4 documentary, which will continue to release episodes documenting the entire mission from preparation to return.
