Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. This spacewalk was a critical test of the technical abilities — like ...

For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include the first-ever private spacewalk. Not only would this be the first time anyone ...

But the centerpiece of Polaris Dawn is the planned spacewalk. Extravehicular activities, or EVAs, have been a regular part of NASA's astronaut missions for years, such as when the agency needs ...

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Starlink's parent company SpaceX Tuesday launched the Polaris Dawn manned mission ... of the first-ever private spacewalk in history. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted ...

on Sept. 10, 2024. Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew spent five days in orbit, flying higher than any Dragon mission and reached the highest Earth orbit ever flown. While in orbit, the crew conducted ...

The crew of Polaris Dawn, including Mission Commander Jared Isaacman (EV1), Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis (EV2), Mission Pilot Kidd Poteet, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon, ...

According to Reuters, the outage occurred as a result of leakage in a cooling system at the Hawthorne facility. Thanks to SpaceX's Starlink network, the Dragon spacecraft, which has four astronauts ...

SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have completed the first commercial spacewalk! “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world.” ...

Both crew narrated their spacewalk, describing how their suits performed outside of the craft. Getty Images Polaris Dawn has a four-person crew. Left to right: Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis ...

Jared Isaacman performing the world's first private spacewalk. Source: Polaris / X The Polaris Dawn mission saw a private crew of astronauts make history by flying higher than any orbital mission ...

Program Founder Jared Isaacman Says 'Will Happily Take An Extra Day To Ensure Readiness' Elon Musk Says Polaris Dawn Mission Will Be 'Epic' As SpaceX Gears Up For Its First Spacewalk ...