Polaris Dawn

Polaris Dawn mission to attempt first private spacewalk on Thursday

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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

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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