SpaceX makes history with first spacewalks by private citizens
Friday, 13 September 2024 () Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2024
A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as "a giant leap forward" for the space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century, since the Apollo era.
In this exclusive video, dive into the groundbreaking SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission that has achieved a historic milestone with the world’s first private spacewalk. Discover the trailblazing team..
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman opens the hatch of a Dragon spacecraft and makes his way through to open space, together with crewmate Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, the first private citizens..