Inspiration4 crew opens Dragon's cupola for the first time

Filmed by Inspiration4 Mission Pilot Dr. Sian Proctor

[@SomeDudeInBaltimore]

"Holy Shit." Never has this phrase been more appropriate.

[@BillyN31]

And tacky.

[@pkspidermonkey]

more like HO-LEE SHIT lol

[@jonsmiths6192]

Then proceeds to look at that view through his phone!

[@justdave_54]

Never thought SpaceX Astronauts say this.

[@wewd]

@@BillyN31 Several of the Apollo astronauts said similar.

[@viroxd]

I'm assuming that music automatically turns on from the Dragon capsule when that opens.. what an Elon thing to do lolol

[@rafaelojeda]

😂

[@lenger1234]

I have a guy with a boom box playing that theme whenever I go into a room.

[@aviationist1018]

Theres a guy standing outside I MEAN FLOATING

[@Nohandle1790]

It was played by Rook from his phone.

[@davidndounou]

@@lenger1234 it's true .. I'm the guy :(

[@Whimsical3D]

Hayley's face during the last few frames of this video is this whole mission in a nutshell.

[@morpheusduvall]

I think most of us would've reacted just the same

[@manofsan]

She's like Laura Ingalls in Little Capsule on the Cosmos 😉

[@xlynx9]

Uploading Overview Effect...

[@benrabau]

@DrProctor - please turn Haley"s amazement into a poster 0:45, 0:59 or 1:26. I am sure a lot of us would want to keep that memory you both shared with us! Maybe Kleenex can do an ad around that too because I still tear up every time

[@ericjones7300]

She caught a glimpse of the "Star Child" floating in Earth orbit.

[@alonso5146]

In the last frame we see Hayley in deep introspection watching everything she knows encapsulated in that planet in front of her.

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

That whole capsule was silent dude. All 4 of them just were speechless

[@JackMott]

Prolly a little bit of "oh no what have I done"

[@jcsilva1225]

Do NOT open the pod bay doors, Hal.

[@alonso5146]

Way too funny 😂

[@kenjifox4264]

Maybe that’s why they didn’t include anyone named “Dave” in this flight.

[@eNcrypt__]

Seeing Hayleigh go from her excited usual self to just in awe really shows how amazing it is

[@SuperBroncosguy]

Twin image of my niece.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Yes…. It got rather quiet rather quickly.

[@jincen3306]

The earth looks like a painting the clouds don't move

[@Rockit-]

Jeff Bezos: "I went into space for 10 minutes with my brother and other NON astronauts" Elon Musk: "Hold My Beer"

[@Yougimpytube]

Not even 10 minutes. Bezos' flight was only above the 'boundary of space' (100km) for 1min 15sec.

[@Rockit-]

@@Yougimpytube with Bezos system - I just feel he isn’t even in the running - not just the race, but he thinks he has a chance with some type of competition, hence he tries to take SpaceX to court because he feels “slighted “ that he can’t keep up - Elon musk and SpaceX has being doing its thing for a long time now and he has moved on to his next level of space exploration while still taking people amd supplies to the space station- Jeff Bezos is barely getting off the ground- I find that attitude dumb and arrogant

[@tameracz]

I help build/certify parts for both of these companies and SpaceX is just way further along 👌

[@peanuts2105]

Actually grow up

[@Rockit-]

@@peanuts2105 - hahaha - When Bezos and his missus met Leonardo DiCaprio, she played the fan girl and Bezos ended up placing a photo of him standing behind a sign that said - Dangerous drop, don’t go any further - with a quote “come here Leo” - yeah, ‘bout time he grew up

[@recifebra3]

literally the fact they don't speak aside from "holy shit!" and "oh my gosh!" says it all. What an amazing moment to share w/the world! Thank you so much! Just watched the final episode of the Netflix series and it brought me to tears getting to live that w/you and your families. Thank you for allowing the rest of us to see what that would be like from so many different perspectives (SpaceX employees, their families, friends, loved ones).

[@donowtube]

What series?

[@recifebra3]

@@donowtube Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space

[@donowtube]

@@recifebra3 thank ya!

[@jincen3306]

Actors

[@he4venmusic]

"On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives."

[@ajay_constantine]

~ Carl Sagan

[@tuitaylor9021]

Pale blue dot

[@Сергейсергей-б7й]

Или перевод не правильный, либо это самое глупое изречение которое когда либо кто то писал!

[@brentwalker3300]

No wiser nor more important words have ever been spoken. Carl was the man.

[@c4nt579]

nahhhh cause i thought of this jsut as i saw ur comment

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

As a person who has followed and witnessed every falcon launch to date. This gave me insane goosebumps! I could only imagine being inside.

[@Dumb-Comment]

Sadly, regular civilians will never be able to go to space, only people with money, power, influence or have made contribution to the world are allowed to be out there, and I don't think human civilization will survive long enough for space travel to be commercially viable. Technically speaking, unless we have outta space colonies with McDonalds or 7-11s, you will be just a worthless meat bag that's constantly consuming their precious oxygen and producing wastes that also require energy and resources to get rid of, unless you're a scientist, engineer or an elite.

[@beemovieisgood5927]

Not with that attitude

[@ironhead9507]

She must be a magician, whatever she was pulling out of that little bag kept on coming lol

[@davebowman6497]

Late to the party but... It's really telling that this starts out with the 'mercan "ooh maa gaad" ... but then that serene silence of awestruck-ness prevails. Beautiful and fitting.

[@kenjifox4264]

But she didn’t complete the phrase. _“…it’s full of stars!!”_

[@davebowman6497]

@@kenjifox4264 Nice reference there, but that's MY line... ;-)

[@kenjifox4264]

@@davebowman6497 hahaha true !

[@unfundedopportunities7278]

I was watching Hayley all during launch - what little could be seen of her on the far end. Her mouth wide open, and her arms roll were worth the mission.

[@saito125]

Same. She's the best.

[@aungmyintmyathane7395]

The Overview Effect right there!!

[@nonamewithoutacause6465]

I wish everyone of us could see the earth from orbit maybe then we think of each other in a different way!

[@festo8885]

Yep it would make me think everyone else is small and insignificant 😆

[@NgajiBareng19]

Salam dari Indonesia

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

@@festo8885 Criminally underrated comment.

[@sazeredo26]

Indeed

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

@Timothy Barr What are you talking about?

[@MrHichammohsen1]

This is more than amazing! 4K space videos are always the best, and this copula made it one step further! Next stop: 4K videos from the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lecisko]

Indeed. I cannot wait for that exacly. But that should be 8k even.

[@TheDaexiled1]

With that will shut up all the moon landing deniers in the world (90% from the USA) when they show the old landing site

[@MrHichammohsen1]

@@TheDaexiled1 I think they are not allowed to go to them because they are considered a landmark. But we already have pictures from orbit of them, but if someone decided it didn't happen nohing can convince them!

[@OlivierSuire]

That's "cUpOla". Copula is the porno version.

[@davidndounou]

@@MrHichammohsen1 lmao what's the point in making it a landmark if we can't ever visit it lol

[@rhondawileman1466]

Thanks for sharing! So beautiful! You all should be so proud of yourselves! What you did plus the experience... All just breathtaking! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing, breathtaking journey with us all!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well done Inspiration 4! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ✌🏻🤗🙋🏼❤️💙🤘🏻

[@strangehappenings8961]

You can ask any astronaut that's been to space, seeing the earth from that point of view changes a human on a fundamental level. It's one of the most profound things that anyone could experience, you can see the look in her eyes in the last frames of the video.

[@webdaddy]

It's called the "Overview Effect".

[@WasatchWind]

I really think this is going to go down as one of the greatest videos in spaceflight history. The symbolic moment that space began to open to all the world - I have to credit Sian for taking the video - whether intentional or unintentional, there's something about that pan back down to Hayley, looking at the Earth in awe, that always brings me a great sense of inspiration.

[@thespacepeacock]

Their reaction says it all!

[@tylerhaunted]

Fuck. I'd probably shed a tear or two if I got to be there. Y'all are just a couple of people. Just living your best lives tryin to make it in this world and y'all get the chance of a lifetime.

[@mattcolver1]

I always thought that space would become available for everybody in my lifetime. Who knows maybe I'll live long enough for it to come true. I still get glued to the window of a commercial airliner when I fly. My generation was the 1st to have cheap access to 35,000 ft. above the earth.

[@HistoryShell1786]

Mine might have cheap access to orbit. I’m making it my life goal to visit space at least once in my lifetime (I’m currently 14)

[@Petefx86]

"Ho -ly shit...!" Love that. How genuinely human. Yup. I'd have probably rehearsed over and over something really cool, amazing and Neil Armstrong-like to broadcast to the world below. But in reality, when that door opened, "Ho-ly shit" would be all I'd probably be able to say...

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Neil was probably struggling to think when he set foot on the Moon too. That’s a moment that weighs on your mind for the rest of your life.

[@alpachinobarlatino2290]

It is sad that these videos are getting no views because of how late they were posted. These should have been posted while they were on orbit. Hopefully the final episodes on Netflix will bring some more attention but a big opportunity was missed.

[@peterford5408]

I think it's more because: - it was uploaded to Twitter nearly 2 days ago and got 1.1 million views - some random You Tube channel uploaded a copy of it shortly afterwards, and it wasn't taken down, so a lot of non Twitter users might have watched that instead - many people won't realize that this version is (presumably) much higher quality than the Twitter version (and copies of that version) N.B. I hope the random You Tube channel isn't profiting from the fact that it has diverted some attention away from the official channels that are fundraising for St. Jude.

[@Muskar2]

What Peter said - and the repost by "Maganopigadus" on YT has over 100k views as of writing this (vs. 2k for this). Usually it also has to do with thumbnails and titles, otherwise YT's algorithm won't recommend it to other people. I imagine the admin of the Inspiration4 channel isn't very well versed in this - and it's quite common for repost channels to get many more views if they're much better at making titles and thumbnails for the algorithm

[@Sir_ClickALot]

On the in-orbit uploading: I saw Elon Musk post about having wifi and an oven in the next version of Dragon, so presumably they were only connected to ground station with the onboard systems like the communicator and camera, and not with their phones. It might have taken a while before all recorded video and photos were downloaded from their phones and sent to the respective social media representatives of Inspiration4. Probably there's some reviews going on with SpaceX and Netflix as well as they have a stake in this. Let's see with Axiom next year if they made any progress on this subject.

[@tonycruise]

its because its fake duh

[@peterford5408]

@@tonycruise Not sure whether u really believe that or whether ur just trolling, but either way .... YAAAAWWWNN

[@shd4618]

Nice to see someone just enjoy the view, without using a smartphone. Searing it into the memory, much more powerful than an image on a screen.

[@Yougimpytube]

Keep in mind this wasn't their first view of Earth. They had already been up there for many hours looking out of Dragon's two other windows and could see the cupola through the small window built into the hatch long before opening it. They were also gathering footage for the Netflix documentary.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Looking down at the only planet your species has ever inhabited from far beyond the safety of its atmosphere has to be one of the most humbling experiences one can have. There’s a solemn grandeur to seeing a planet in its entirety from orbit. Suddenly you get a better idea of just how small you are on the cosmic scale.

[@johnhoward2220]

a simple resounding THANK YOU! isn't enough for this.

[@origin6568]

WOW!!! incredible 😮 hats off to rook, leo, nova and hanks!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@onescndstudio]

I love how they all freeze just looking!!!

[@itsikcarmona9845]

It is so sad that in the 20th century. There are still people that think Earth is flat. No hope for humanity. We are stepping back in time. So many comments of flat Earthers.

[@StephanSaint]

Absolutely gorgeous! Probably way better in person!

[@Menga85]

It’s fantastic how excitement suddently turns into speachless silent

[@GhostOfDamned]

That “holy shit” fits here 100% 🤣

[@joelfurtadojr.337]

O olhar da _"Esperança"_ no final do vídeo resume perfeitamente o propósito destas missões... #Inspiration4 #AdAstraEtUltra

[@lecisko]

Cannot wait for the next episode of the series... Hoping to see some amazing shots like this one!

[@prof_hu]

And it did not disappoint. Smiled and cried all the way trough.

[@lecisko]

@@prof_hu yup

[@checkrideair]

really cool view you guys got, really really cool you guys got to do this and I can't wait till I can get a ride in a crew dragon! Keep inspiring!

[@noe616]

You lived through this, therefore we experienced it too.

[@wasanyihenry5099]

Best part about these videos, is you use the child come out all these adults. Best feeling for sure when you can’t control your child like emotions.

[@MrGrace]

The double-take from her when she looked up was priceless 😳

[@BlackThunderRC]

The fact this video has only been viewed 250k times is depressing.

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

Holy shit. My fav part about this is how much it feels like a commercial plane but bigger on so many levels. Just the way everything looks so uncluttered and white with that roar in the background. Makes you feel like you are there with them.

[@aperson5062]

Thanks for filming this. Holy Shit, what a view.

[@danieldeodato9304]

I love the ambient noise of the pod, just like in the movies

[@dskidad1399]

I love the nod to 2001

[@caliado]

Loved the "holy shit" love how it made the moment more human. Because that's what I would have said

[@JulesHatton]

We should send world leaders into space so they get a sense of perspective.

[@Joseph_Omega]

Do we really HAVE to bring them back too? 😏

[@mikecrownshaw1646]

Better yet send flatearthers

[@certinho5541]

Perfect music to see Earth from that view for the first time. Hayley's reaction in the last few frames...PERFECT!

[@evictcalifornia2141]

Thank you Elon. You will forever be our guiding force in the future

[@lenhub]

The music was perfect. Don't know if it was added after or "live" during the opening but it was perfect. hayley is a new star and should be doing all kinds of PR for St. Jude and SpaceX.

[@barichm0]

It sounds like it was playing on a mobile device.

[@sweetbon76]

That's the sound the hatch does every time it opens.

[@recifebra3]

it was on Dr. Sian's mobile phone she said.

[@datruth9872]

When does Elvis come out ! Ya played the tune ??

[@petrutmihaiflorin5003]

So strong and independed ....stuning and brave ....they made sure that the first person you se is a whaman......again m...stuning and brave.

[@jasoncarto]

I love that no matter what orientation you watch this video in it is the right one.

[@mabram1672]

They all have their makeup on for the Netflix final show on September 30. Can't wait for it!

[@parsonz23]

Oh its CGI, green screen,water bubbles...,seriously,.. I've never understood those people.This is a Beautiful video.thanks 4 sharing.

[@kenjifox4264]

If the music was going to make references to _2001_ like that, then as a zero G indicator they should have also used the dried up bone of a dead chimpanzee 🦴 .

[@camcam9691]

Doctor Proctor filmed this :) I feel inspired ... Greatings to breve crew of this spacecraft ;)

[@artoo45]

Stunning. How do you deal with tears in your eyes in space? Asking for a friend . . .

[@Muskar2]

Chris Hadfield has mentioned before that it accumulates on the eye and eventually makes you blinded (i.e. as if underwater). But tissues, fingers etc. should be able to remove it without a problem.

[@alpachinobarlatino2290]

@@Muskar2 I would imagine you could shake your head really hard or is the surface tension that strong?

[@Muskar2]

@@alpachinobarlatino2290 I'm not 100% sure. Chris Hadfield's story was about a spacewalk where one eye was irritated and it made him blind over time with no ability to remove it. You might be able to shake a good portion out but you also don't necessarily want tear drops flying everywhere in a tight space with other people (and electronics?).

[@rjpx947]

How the hell does this have only 4K likes? Should be more like 4 million...and who the hell are the 75 people that didn't like it?? Jealous much?

[@WasatchWind]

They are flat earthers who have serious problems with their lives and think that downvoting and leaving an edgy comment on a beautiful video of space will somehow fill the hole in their life.

[@extradimension7356]

"Holy Sh*t !" ~ Other crewmember squints at small screen to record the BIG view outside... (also sprach zarathustra - playing on small tinny speakers ) ~ Kubrick is spinning in his grave, and Arthur C Clarke is just chuckling ... "Ohhh Humans... "

[@teslatonight]

😂

[@PaulHere1953]

Elon has certainly brought our dreams of the future forward by decades. Thanks Elon, our disappointment with NASA is fading fast.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

This has always been the realm of the private sector. NASA, being a government-funded program, would never have had the managerial or financial freedom to enable the kind of R&D that SpaceX and other companies have. While I’m glad for the restraints that NASA initially put in place on space borne weapon development during the Cold War, this is where spaceflight truly belongs: in the hands of the people who are willing to try and fail, just like the Wright Brothers and many before them.

[@he4venmusic]

Our beautiful planet..

[@rudrakshkamath2071]

I like how they played a theme "space odyssey" when they first looked at the earth from cupola

[@furyfire5488]

Hayleigh forgot what she's doing 😁😁

[@davidndounou]

why do yall keep butchering her name lmao

[@NicholasHoward]

absolutely incredible

[@Justin-C]

Looks like an existential moment for Hayley at the end of this clip!

[@brentwalker3300]

Just taking it all in. Must be quite amazing to see home from so far away.

[@denispol79]

The choice of music was perfect

[@veritaspk]

0:58 the coolest moment when almost everyone silently looks at the Earth in awe. I would never forgive myself if I was on the phone at such a moment. And I think "Space Oddity" would fit better :)

[@TheSitohChannel]

Wish i was there!

[@manofsan]

Musical accompaniment - Sprach Zarathustra - works really well

[@Valery0p5]

The thumbnail expression is 👌 Bad jokes aside that's truly a wonderful view

[@S_C_C_R]

I got to see Chris sembroski talk at space camp recently

[@deadpoolfanboy3012]

This is more real than the ISS footage. Look how her hair moves around and not all stiff!

[@jmcenanly1]

If all goes well, we should be seeing something similar this weekend

[@ministerofjoy]

Thank you Hayley

[@whereswa11y]

MORE footage please. Hi res too. ;)

[@kelleymcbride4633]

Ain't she just the most beautiful thing you ever saw? 🌎❤😭

[@Trisha_stan]

She looks so happy

[@osta9679]

space is so flipping cool

[@GrzegorzHoffmannGoogle]

more of those please

[@edgardoaltmann8619]

Agree. Best soundrack for such a scene

[@deant6222]

What an experience the face says it all 🌌👍

[@prof_hu]

I watched the Netflix series, that was awesome, but I'm sure there are tons of footage like this one. Please release more!

[@HuamiLim]

0:44 the moment she realizes, size matters

[@twu1909]

Hahahaha

[@RuohongZhao]

Excellent choice of BGM.

[@Calypso993]

was that music really playing in their background ?

[@Yougimpytube]

Yes. It was selected by the crew.

[@funnystuff9998]

"Holly shit". Thats perhaps not the first foul language used in space but, a worthy reaction nevertheless. Looking the the Earth from a distance is most likely a life changing event. It's a pity it's not as beautiful down here as it looks from up there. Be kind to one another.

[@larryrobertson3310]

kinda makes blue orgin's carnival ride look like a....well a carnival ride !

[@MartinBrownH]

What was Hayley doing?

[@cognitionignition]

I'm speculating, but I believe there's a bit of protection that has to be placed around the hatch opening, to keep the mechanism clean and to prevent fabric, hair, etc., from snagging on it. My guess is that she was in charge of getting that ready before they started climbing up into the dome, but that first view from below the hatch just required a moment to take in.

[@MartinBrownH]

@@cognitionignition ah that makes sense

[@alonso5146]

@@cognitionignition thanks for the explanation I thought I was something like that. 👍

[@recifebra3]

hatch cover

[@ylette]

What's that thing she's pulling out of the bag?

[@Yougimpytube]

Those are protective covers for the hatch seals.

[@karimkassam6874]

Is it weird that their reactions make me cry a little?

[@eduardonuno3404]

Its like be born again but this time see the world from the outside 😳.

[@savageo1343]

There's more to this life than what we're being told.

[@UnipornFrumm]

61 flat eathers disliked the video lmao 🤣

[@Sherwoody]

It was 1 flattie with 61 sock accounts.

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

I don't have audio. Does anyone say what she's pulling out of that bag?

[@AdrianBoyko]

I have audio and still don’t know what she’s pulling out. Anybody know?

[@webdaddy]

I believe its a cover for the hatch opening ring. The orange caps go into the holes which you can see one of when the door is opened. To protect the hatch seal area.

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

@@webdaddy Makes sense.

[@manaoharsam4211]

I would love to see Mars and moon programs with places to live etc. We long away from there.

[@johnyoung2702]

Some people would kill for a chance to go into space. This guy gets that opportunity and looks at his phone the whole time

[@Yougimpytube]

This wasn't their first view of Earth. They had already been up there looking out of Dragon's other two windows for many hours and could see the cupola through the small window built into the hatch long before opening it. They were also gathering footage for the Netflix documentary.

[@WasatchWind]

... this is only a minute and thirty seconds. The mission lasted three days. Can you really fault them for wanting to take video of _the earth from space_ because they wanted to show it to their friends and family?

[@jimmyz9786]

Overview Effect is very real......case in point....

[@АлександрКиселёв-з5г]

Thank you for what you are.

[@MartinBrabi]

Breathtaking 😲