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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn spacecraft allows non-professionals to perform a spacewalk

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur, and Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, have achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first non-professional astronauts to perform a spacewalk. On September 12, 2024, Isaacman...

Astronauts on SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will return to Earth on Sunday morning. Here's how to watch it live online

After five eventful days in space, including the first-ever commercial spacewalk, the private astronaut crew of Polaris Dawn returns to Earth. If all goes according to plan, SpaceX’s Dragon Resilience capsule...

Polaris Dawn breaks records and ushers in a new era in private space exploration

On September 12, two people on a SpaceX flight, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and engineer Sarah Gillis, performed the first commercial spacewalk in history at an altitude of more than 700 kilometers.SpaceX's...

Polaris Dawn: The world's first commercial spacewalk was the 20th EVA in history

Two private astronauts conducting the first commercial spacewalk didn't float out of their spacecraft, but stood up.Polaris Dawn crewmates Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis took turns exiting the top hatch of...

Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform their first private spacewalk on September 12

The first private spacewalk will take place early Thursday morning (September 12), and you'll be able to watch the historic action live.The pioneering extravehicular activity (EVA) will be conducted by Jared...

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring journey into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt

SpaceX's pioneering Polaris Dawn mission will soon begin its audacious journey into Earth's orbit and, with it, its plunge through the radiation belt that envelops our planet.The four-person civilian crew, led...

SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch until at least August 30 due to bad weather

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission has been delayed again.Polaris Dawn was originally scheduled to launch early Monday morning (Aug. 26) from Agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but SpaceX delayed...

SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts will conduct high-flying research in Earth orbit

Let's say it's a big step forward for astronautical science.The Polaris Dawn mission, funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier...

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