Astronaut on SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Mission Took a Meteorite to Space and Back, in a First

The Inspiration4 crew of Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman, and Hayley Arceneaux poses while suited up for a launch rehearsal in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sept. 12, 2021. Inspiration4/John Kraus/Handout via Reuters

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s all-civilian crew took a piece of an ancient meteorite to space back during its three-day trip to space and back in September, revealed astronaut Sian Proctor.

Proctor in a Twitter post revealed she was able to take a meteorite to space during the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission earlier this year.