Successful Splashdown of SpaceX Polaris Dawn After Pioneering Private Spacewalk
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission completed the first private spacewalk and splashed down safely off the coast of Florida. Leading the mission, Jared Isaacman and his crew reached a peak altitude of 870 miles and conducted numerous science experiments. The Polaris Program, a collaboration between Isaacman and SpaceX, aims to have its final mission be the first crewed flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket.
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission made history with the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashing down off the coast of Florida early Sunday.
The Dragon spacecraft, carrying a four-member team led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, landed at 3:37 am, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center and reached a peak altitude of 870 miles, the furthest humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo missions.
The spacewalk involved Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, who performed mobility tests on SpaceX's next-generation suits while mission pilot Scott Poteet and engineer Anna Menon monitored support systems.
The crew also carried out around 40 science experiments, including imaging their airways to study the impact of space missions on human health.
They demonstrated the connectivity of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite by sending a high-resolution video of Gillis playing a violin solo.
The Polaris program, a collaboration between Isaacman and SpaceX, hasn't disclosed financial terms but aims for its final mission to be the first crewed flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket.
The Dragon spacecraft, carrying a four-member team led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, landed at 3:37 am, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center and reached a peak altitude of 870 miles, the furthest humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo missions.
The spacewalk involved Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, who performed mobility tests on SpaceX's next-generation suits while mission pilot Scott Poteet and engineer Anna Menon monitored support systems.
The crew also carried out around 40 science experiments, including imaging their airways to study the impact of space missions on human health.
They demonstrated the connectivity of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite by sending a high-resolution video of Gillis playing a violin solo.
The Polaris program, a collaboration between Isaacman and SpaceX, hasn't disclosed financial terms but aims for its final mission to be the first crewed flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket.
