Polaris Dawn mission to attempt first private spacewalk on Thursday

Polaris Dawn mission to attempt first private spacewalk on Thursday

The Polaris Dawn mission, which took off from Florida (USA) on Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, will attempt to carry out the first private spacewalk next Thursday, with Friday as a backup date. Mission officials announced Tuesday that the mission plans to conduct the spacewalk at 2:23 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, or … Read more

Space X finalizes first private spacewalk

Space X finalizes first private spacewalk

MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) – Space X has scheduled the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission on August 26, which will include testing a state-of-the-art spacesuit during the first private spacewalk. The Polaris Dawn crew includes Jared Isaacman, mission commander and founder and CEO of Shift4, who also commanded Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to … Read more