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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will launch today with billionaire Jared Isaacman and a crew of three on a five-day spaceflight.
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The mission will attempt the world’s first private spacewalk and test a newly designed spacesuit.
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The crew will perform science and technology experiments while orbiting at an altitude of approximately 435 miles above Earth.
SpaceX is set to launch the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission today, featuring American billionaire Jared Isaacman and a crew of three on a five-day spaceflight. The mission will attempt the world’s first private spacewalk and marks the beginning of the Polaris Program’s three planned crewed spaceflights.
The crew will launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and ride the Crew Dragon capsule Resilience, making its third flight. During the mission, Isaacman and crew member Sarah Gillis will conduct a two-hour spacewalk to test a newly designed spacesuit in the vacuum of space. The crew will also perform a series of science and technology experiments while orbiting at an altitude of approximately 435 miles above Earth.
