A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, as NASA hailed “a giant leap forward” for the commercial space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any … Read more
After overcoming technical issues and weather obstacles, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn has successfully carried four astronauts to the greatest distance from Earth since NASA’s iconic Apollo 11 moon landing. Using the Falcon 9 rocket, the crew reached a low-Earth orbit, travelling 1,400 km from Earth. Elon Musk’s poetic congratulations Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX on X, sharing … Read more
MUMBAI: What may become a milestone in space history, US-based Polaris Dawn mission‘s crew will attempt the first-ever private spacewalk on August 26. The private mission also plans to land on Moon at a higher altitude, breaking the record set by Nasa’s Apollo missions 50 years ago.The 3-to-5-day mission, commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman and … Read more
