In First, SpaceX To Send All-Civilian Crew Into Earth Orbit: Key Facts

Take-off is scheduled on Wednesday beginning at 8:02 pm from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX is set to launch four people into space Wednesday on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with exclusively private citizens on board.

Here are the key facts about Inspiration4.

The spacecraft

At the top of the Falcon 9 rocket, which is 70 meters high, sits the Dragon capsule, where the crew will be.