Elon Musk Takes a Jab at President Biden After Successful SpaceX Flight

It was this past weekend that Elon Musk’s SpaceX returned its Crew Dragon spacecraft from orbit.

On Saturday the capsule carried the four members of the Inspiration4 mission back to Earth after three days in space.

The Crew Dragon capsule Resilience splashed down off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.

The private mission had included commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux and mission specialist Chris Sembroski. The four had orbited Earth at an altitude as high as 590 kilometers.

“Thanks so much SpaceX, that was a heck of a ride for us and we’re just getting started!” Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman said from the capsule.

In less than an hour after splashdown, SpaceX loaded the capsule onto its recovery ship. Musk had tweeted, “Congratulations @Inspiration4x!!!”

This is the third time SpaceX has returned astronauts from space, and the second time for this capsule.

When someone asked Musk on Twitter why President Biden hadn’t acknowledged the accomplishment, the Tesla CEO said, “He’s still sleeping.” This may have been a jab at Trump’s nickname for Biden which is “Sleepy Joe.”

Inspiration4 was paid for by Jared Isaacman for an undisclosed amount, with the main goal of the spaceflight to raise $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Isaacman, a
billionaire entrepreneur, donated $100 million personally.

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