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Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceX Launches Historic Polaris Dawn Mission: Private Spacewalks And New Suits Tested

10 Sep 2024

Mission Overview and Objectives SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on September 10. This six-day mission will see two astronauts, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, undertake the first privately managed spacewalk. The mission, carried out in the Crew Dragon capsule named Resilience, is part of...

SpaceX Postpones Historic Mission Including First Private Spacewalk

28 Aug 2024

On Tuesday, SpaceX once again postponed the launch of a groundbreaking orbital mission that features an all-civilian crew set to conduct the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The mission, known as Polaris Dawn and spearheaded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, was initially scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...