"We actually had a pretty neat view of Polaris Dawn entering," astronaut Mike Barratt radioed flight controllers in Houston. "All of us were more or less crowded in the (multi-window) cupola ...

And though the astronauts landed safely Sunday off the coast of Florida, the overarching Polaris Program is just beginning with two more spaceflights ahead. But for now, here's a look back at some ...

Polaris Dawn was the first of three missions of the Polaris Program. Polaris Dawn was the gate-opener mission to the larger Polaris Program, a set of at least three anticipated missions bankrolled ...

Days after returning to Earth, the four civilian crew members of the Polaris Dawn mission opened up about their experience seeing the planet from orbit, floating in weightlessness and conducting ...

The Polaris Program is a planned series of three private crewed space missions led by U.S. billionaire Jared Isaacman. The missions will utilize SpaceX technology, with the rockets, crewed ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk welcomed the safe return of Polaris Dawn astronauts from their historic five-day mission by sharing a picture of the four-member crew on X. Listen to Story SpaceX's Polaris Dawn ...

After hours: September 20 at 5:48 PM EDT Loading Chart for PII ...

These studies focused on the effects of microgravity The Polaris Dawn mission, which launched on September 10, 2024, has successfully completed its groundbreaking five-day journey in space, setting ...