Polaris Dawn crew talks historic mission
Crew of Polaris Dawn mission recalls the 'sensory overload' of all-civilian spacewalk
In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, which will air on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, the crew — billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — described the emotional side of their five-day journey.
Polaris Dawn mission update: SpaceX Dragon takes crew to highest orbit in 50 years
The four astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission traveled to 870 miles above Earth on Tuesday. Ahead of them Thursday is a bold private spacewalk.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
Earth orbit that included the world’s first commercial spacewalk as it aims to splash down off Florida’s coast.
The Polaris Dawn mission
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the first-ever private spacewalk was conducted. With Starlink, a laser-based communications system, Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn at 5:23 a.m. EST. The spacecraft was launched to a low orbit at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Polaris Dawn launch: How to watch replay of historic SpaceX mission blasting into orbit
An all-civilian crew is aboard Polaris Dawn, which launched in the early morning hours on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Find out more about SpaceX's mission.
Polaris Dawn crew talks historic mission, spacewalk in exclusive interview
Fresh off their historic space flight, the crew of the Polaris Dawn sat down for an exclusive interview about their historic mission, where they went farther into space than any American has in the last five decades and became the first civilians to carry out a spacewalk.
"Holy cow, was this an intense ride," Polaris Dawn crew describes mission experience
Back from space just over 48 hours, the crew of Polaris Dawn took to X (formerly Twitter) to describe what the entire experience felt like.
Polaris Dawn Astronauts Reach Record High Orbit Above Earth
After launching early on Tuesday, the billionaire Jared Isaacman and his crew traveled to altitudes not visited by any ...
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)
Polaris Dawn just made history again. SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first commercial ...
See SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: The daring 5-day spaceflight that's revolutionized the commercial space industry
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission was a spaceflight for the ages. Here's what the historic mission was like from launch to ...
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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites
The four-person Polaris Dawn mission launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Tuesday morning (Sept. 10). Later ...
Record-setting Polaris Dawn crew safely splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
Splashdown northwest of Key West, Florida, closed out a mission highlighted by the first non-government civilian spacewalk.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn, piloted by New Hampshire man, officially in orbit after successful launch
It appears as if the Polaris Dawn mission, which is being piloted by a New Hampshire man, is set to take off Tuesday morning!
Polaris Dawn brings new areas of research, medical care
The launch of Polaris Dawn from Kennedy Space Center includes the first civilian commercial spacewalk and other factors that ...