世界で初めて民間人だけで宇宙を“旅行”するスペースXのミッション「インスピレーション4」が成功し、4人のクルーが地球に帰還した。短時間ではなく3日間にわたる宇宙への旅を民間人だけで実現させた今回のミッションは、民間の宇宙旅行産業の始まりを告げる“号砲”でもある。
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