INSPIRATION 4

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The Inspiration4 crew plans a 7:06 p.m. EDT splashdown near Cape Canaveral to close out mission.

From ultrasounds to ukelele jam sessions and space art, it appears the Inspiration4 crew is staying busy in orbit.

Inspiration4 launch prep Preparations are underway for the historic Inspiration 4 launch from Florida's Space Coast. (SpaceX/SpaceX)CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission is scheduled to liftoff from launch complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening. The Inspiration 4 mission will be commanded by pilot and billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments. Isaacman said he’s using the Inspiration 4 mission to raise awareness and money for St. Jude Research Hospital. READ: All suited up: Inspiration4 crew completes full dry dress rehearsal ahead of historic launchThe launch window is set to open at 8:02 p.m. Wednesday.

This is the moment private companies like SpaceX have been working toward for nearly two decades.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A historic launch is set to take off from the Space Coast this week. The Inspiration4 crew is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night on a three-day mission. READ: All suited up: Inspiration4 crew completes full dry dress rehearsal ahead of historic launchHere’s how to watch the launch:Television streaming apps:Our WFTV Now app is free on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 13 Inspiration4 launch prep Preparations are underway for the historic Inspiration 4 launch from Florida's Space Coast. READ: Inspiration4 mission doubling as fundraiser makes final preparations to launch from KSCWFTV Mobile Weather app:Free in the app store, but you can also download it by clicking on this link.

The eclectic crew will become the first non-professional astronauts to orbit the planet.

The Inspiration4 mission is raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with three days in orbit aboard a SpaceX capsule.

He wanted to be part of the crew but as the official mission photographer, he still feels like he's also going to space.

I get told all the time I have the coolest job: Covering launches, interviewing astronauts and writing about Martian robots. While I won’t argue, because I do love covering space, I’m here to break it to you that my job is just covering other people’s really, really awesome jobs.