and make their way to the launchpad for a milestone flight into orbit. a trip funded by billionaire businessman jared funded by billionaire businessmanjared issacman to raise funds for charity, the crew also includes sean proctor, the first black woman to pilot a spacecraft, as well as 29 year old cancer survivor. i am definitely excited to represent those who aren t physically perfect. i want to bring this experience back and shared with everyone i encounter, and just what this represents for the new age in the space travel, and who can be an astronaut. after being helped into their seats by the ground crew, it was time for liftoff. i remotely controlled space capsule out of a reusable spacex rocket powering into orbit from florida s famous kennedy space centre. destined to transport the quartet of amateur space travellers deeper than the international space
our north america correspondent, david willis, has more. after months of rigorous training, it was time to slip into the custom made spacesuits and make their way to the launch pad for a milestone flight into orbit. a trip funded by billionaire businessmanjared issacman to raise funds for charity, the crew also includes sian proctor, the first black woman to pilot a spacecraft. as well as 29 year cancer survivor hayley arceneaux. i definitely am excited to represent those that aren t physically perfect. i want to bring this experience back and share with everyone i encounter, and just what this represents for the new age in space travel and who can be an astronaut. after being helped into their seats by the ground crew, it was time for liftoff. a remotely controlled space capsule atop a reusable spacex rocket,
safety at work act. do keep your comments coming in. use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions on twitter. the first space mission in history to be crewed entirely by amateur astronauts has taken off from florida. the four civilians on board include a healthcare worker, a scientist, a data analyst and a billionaire. they ll spend the next three days circling earth. our north america correspondent, david willis, has more. after months of rigorous training, it was time to slip into the custom made spacesuits and make their way to the launch pad for a milestone flight into orbit. a trip funded by billionaire businessmanjared issacman to raise funds for charity, the crew also includes sian proctor, the first black woman to pilot a spacecraft as well as 29 year cancer survivor hayley arceneaux. i definitely am excited to represent those that aren t physically perfect. i want to bring this experience back