is partnering with the Polaris Program to collect biomedical data from its spaceflight participants during the Polaris Dawn mission. Polaris Program’s Polaris Dawn mission is a first-of-its-kind ...

The historic Polaris Dawn mission was filled with many memorable moments for its crew, including the first-ever commercial spacewalk. So, it is no surprise that crew members were able to capture ...

SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have completed the first commercial spacewalk! “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world.” ...

For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include the first-ever private spacewalk. Not only would this be the first time anyone ...

We stand to learn quite a bit from that in terms ... and then using its rocket engine to raise their orbit. The Polaris Dawn ...

The privately-funded Polaris Dawn space mission that splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico last month was one for the record books. The four-person crew traveled farther into space than any human ...

Spacewalk Recap: Scroll down to read updates from the September 12 SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk. On Wednesday, the crew of Polaris Dawn had traveled further than any human in 52 years, and their ...

Those were just a few highlights of September’s Polaris Dawn mission: a five-day, four-person orbital spaceflight purchased from SpaceX and commanded by Jared Isaacman, the billionaire CEO of ...

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission featuring the first spacewalk by private citizens is now slated for launch this Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Spearheaded by ...

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