To prepare for this mission, the crew only trained for approximately eight months. Extensive training and research are usually completed over a very long span of time to prepare for regular space missions. Some people train and study their whole lives to be able to have this opportunity, but now, with enough money and eight months of free time, you can join the flight. When really thinking about how short eight months is, that's less than a school year. This seems extremely unsafe and could likely end in a future disaster. We all remember the submarine “Titan” that exploded in 2023 while traveling to explore the crash site of the Titanic. I’m afraid a SpaceX future mission may turn into the Titan story.

     While on this mission, the crew was instructed to conduct some research pertaining to human health in space. It was claimed that the first few hours of the flight left the crew feeling uneasy and even water would trigger motion sickness, but looking at an iPad screen did not affect the way they felt at all. This was odd to me, considering that while traveling in a car, water helps when feeling sick and looking at electronics worsens the feeling. In addition to this, the first X-ray image of a human in space was captured and exercise studies to maintain muscle and skeletal mass were conducted. While this information could be useful, people with more space experience conducting these experiments and gathering this research could allow it to be done more accurately and efficiently.

     There’s not enough experience and training required of the crew for me to feel confident that these missions are safe enough and will continue to be successful. In theory, this sounds like it could be a fun experience that also opens more space research opportunities, but it’s not worth the unnecessary risk.