The first conjunction will occur when the Moon and the ringed planet Saturn align in the night sky on September 17. The Moon-Saturn junction will begin today at 02.33 GMT, when the natural satellite crosses three degrees 45 inches south of Saturn, putting both celestial objects in the constellation Capricornus.
The goal of the mission is to raise $200 million for St Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, which is a prominent hospital in the state.
The mission was part of China's well-publicized space programme, which has previously resulted in the country landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the moon.
After three days of spinning around the Earth, the four-person crew, all of whom are Americans, will splash down off the coast of Florida.
The four passengers represent the opening up of space to everyone, hence the mission's name: Inspiration4.
Being held with assistance from the Indian Space Research Organisation and Central Board of Secondary Education, the Atal Tinkering Labs Space Challenge 2021 is expected to spur young school students to not just learn about the space but also create something that space programme can use itself.
The Inspiration-4 mission will transport various artefacts into orbit that will be auctioned off afterwards.
The findings of R. Ramesh, A. Kumari, C. Kathiravan, D. Ketaki, and T. J. Wang's investigation have been published in the prestigious international journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Musk, usually a gentleman in these situations, responded to Rogozin, who shared this interview on Twitter. Musk expressed gratitude to the chief for the invitation and requested his favourite tea taste.
The sample was obtained on September 1, but NASA was originally dubious if the rover had successfully retained its precious cargo due to blurry photos recorded in low light.
