SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also ...

COOLEST STORY OF THE DAY BY FAR. IF YOU THINK THIS WAS AWESOME TO WATCH ONLINE, JUST IMAGINE HOW IT MUST HAVE FELT FOR THE PRIVATE CREW OF POLARIS DAWN TO TAKE A STEP OUTSIDE INTO SPACE THIS MORNING.

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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, initiated by Jared Isaacman, successfully conducted the first privately managed spacewalk. The mission, launched on August 27 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center ...

This was followed by the opening of the main parachutes minutes later as the spacecraft carrying the Polaris Dawn crew slowed its decent towards the water early Sunday. Cheers erupted from the ...

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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 ...

While the daring mission has concluded, it's only the first of three spaceflights planned under the larger Polaris Program. At 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, the Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely ...

We'll have to wait at least another day to see SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission lift off. Polaris Dawn, which will conduct the first-ever private spacewalk, had been scheduled to ...

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 ...

PART OF THE POLARIS DAWN SPACE MISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELON MUSK’S SPACE X. WE ONE LAUNCHING FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CAUSED WEEKS ...

The mission was previously delayed over a ground-side helium leak. Embarking on a new chapter of private space exploration, the Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history by launching four ...