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SpaceX launches all-civilian crew for first private spacewalk

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 10 September 2024
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission launched successfully after several weather delays, sending a four-person civilian crew into Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. Led by billionaire Jared Isaacman, this mission includes the first commercial spacewalk and aims to surpass NASA’s Gemini 11 mission’s highest Earth orbit record. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center.
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