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Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the crew taking 1st commercial spacewalk
Polaris Dawn is aiming for the first civilian spacewalk on an ambitious mission launching no earlier than Aug. 26. Four astronauts will fly to Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ...
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Crew: Travels Farthest Since Apollo Missions
That is farther than any human has traveled since the Apollo missions. Credit: Space.com | footage: SpaceX | edited by Steve ...
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Polaris Dawn crew talks mission highlights, next steps
From the moment they lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, secured in a SpaceX Dragon capsule strapped to a Falcon 9 rocket, the Polaris Dawn crew got to ...
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Colorado astronauts return from historic mission with new appreciation for ‘gentle’ and ‘austere’ space
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 ...
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Polaris Dawn, And The Prudence Of A Short Spacewalk
Thanks to the magic of live streaming video, we know that the Polaris Dawn crew was able to complete their brief EVA without incident: no shadowy government cover-ups, cowboy heroics, or near ...
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Most space travelers face the same debilitating ailment. The experience of 4 civilian astronauts could offer answers
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Each of the four ...
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will take off on Friday. Here’s what the crew is going to be wearing
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission featuring the first spacewalk ... A key highlight will be the first-ever spacewalk conducted by a crew of four non-professional astronauts, who will be wearing ...