http://www.newsweek.com/space-x-launch-4-civilians-who-are-they-how-much-training-did-they-get-1629444 > Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch the first all-civilian spacecraft mission into the earth's orbit today where four individuals, none with experience as professional astronauts, will spend three days in space. > The launch will be executed using SpaceX's fully automated Dragon capsule, which will carry the four riders to a targeted altitude of 357 miles, far deeper than the altitudes of 53 miles and 66 miles previously reached by billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, respectively.