SpaceX launches all-civilian crew for first private spacewalk
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.
SpaceX has launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission, carrying a four-member civilian crew, who will take part in the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. The crew underwent more than two years of training and are equipped with newly-developed, hi-tech SpaceX suits.
The Polaris Dawn mission has been launched, a multiday journey that will attempt history's first civilian spacewalk. Spacewalks are considered one of the most... Deutsche Welle Also reported by •Space Daily
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 ()
