THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE POLARIS DAWN MISSION ARE NOW BACK HOME. THEIR HISTORIC JOURNEY INCLUDED THE FIRST EVER PRIVATE SPACEWALK DONE BY BILLIONAIRE JARED ISAACMAN. AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE ...

One the astronauts for the Polaris Dawn mission has sent a video of herself performing a Star Wars theme by using SpaceX's satellite internet network Starlink. By Michael Kan September 13, 2024 ...

SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew may be celebrating their milestone, but the riskiest endeavors are still ahead for this five-day mission — which is designed to push the limits of commercial ...

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 ...

The Polaris Dawn mission stands out for several reasons. In terms of science and technology, the highlight is the test of new spacesuits for extravehicular activity (or EVA). A spacesuit that ...

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission attempted its first-ever commercial spacewalk early Thursday morning. Four people donning new spacesuits opened their Crew Dragon spaceship to the vacuum of space. The ...

The Polaris Dawn astronauts have exited the SpaceX Dragon capsule to expose themselves to the void of space while 435 miles above Earth. Early Thursday, the crew began final preparations to ...

Two astronauts spent 10 minutes each outside of the spacecraft. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew completed the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Thursday. Two crew members -- commander Jared ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --The first private spacewalk above Earth went off without a hitch as billionaire space enthusiast and Polaris ...

The Polaris Dawn mission made history as its astronauts exited the SpaceX Dragon capsule for the first-ever commercial spacewalk while orbiting 435 miles above Earth, USA TODAY reported.

A member of the Polaris Dawn flight crew performed the first violin solo in space — appropriately to the tune of a “Star Wars” theme — after participating in the first-ever civilian spacewalk.