There is no doubt that space tourism will end up arriving, the first steps have already been taken and there are several companies involved in this race that will allow travel beyond planet earth. So you want to know what Netflix is going to space thanks to SpaceX and he will tell you what it is like to leave the blue planet.
Netflix, SpaceX and Inspiration4
This September, four civilians will launch into space for a three-day trip orbiting Earth.
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space — the first Netflix documentary series to cover an event in near real-time — will premiere in five parts leading up to and following the mission. pic.twitter.com/8fLnxHCQNN
- Netflix (@netflix) August 3
Content is king and space is the dream of millions of people around the planet earth. Netflix knows this and that's why the company is going to produce a very special documentary, one that will allow you to travel into space aboard SpaceX and tell you and all your viewers what it's like to cross the limit that separates us from space.
This has been communicated by the company through what will be one of the most interesting documentaries related to space that we will be able to see soon on the platform. This will be called "Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space" and it will show us first-hand what the trip that four different people will undertake to space will be like.
And when we say different it is because they really are different. For a start they are not training astronauts but people whose professions have been completely different. Thus, among the four chosen are a billionaire, a hospital worker in the United States, an army veteran and a teacher.
Despite this, it is true that they have been training for months, because the journey they will take will not be similar to the one seen recently by Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson. Here the idea is that for several days they are traveling through space. And of course, that requires extra preparation to withstand the different changes that they are going to experience.
However, the most interesting thing of all is that the time they spend up there will be recorded so that they can later make a documentary that we can all enjoy. Therefore, saving the distances, it will be like living or being part of an event that will undoubtedly be important in the history of the space race as it is the first proper civilian trip into space.
A Crew Dragon with spectacular views
To make the experience for these lucky ones even more spectacular and also the images that can be captured from the ship, SpaceX engineers are going to modify the roof of the ship with the idea of placing a glass dome that will allow unique views during the journey.
There will only be a couple of limitations. The first and most important is that it will only be discovered when it is one hundred percent sure that it does not present a risk to the crew. The second is that, if it can be opened, only one person can be inside. But surely, being what they are, there are no problems creating shifts and enjoying views that must be unforgettable.
From the magic of Jordan to that of space
The new Netflix documentary will be Directed by Jason Hehir, who you may remember from his recent work at "The last Dance", documentary about basketball star Michael Jordan. He will now change the scene, but surely he knows how to transfer the magic of space to the small screen as he did with Jordan's magic on the basketball courts.
So now we just have to wait, cross our fingers so that there are no setbacks either before takeoff, or during it, much less when returning to land. Because a large part of the future of space travel will also depend on the success of this mission by anyone who dares to do so and can afford it. But to imagine that this could be something normal in a matter of a few years is something incredible for all those who love astronomy in general and science fiction in particular.