SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission made history on September 12, 2024, by conducting the first-ever civilian spacewalk. Financed by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who commanded the mission, the Crew ...

THIS WEEK’S POLARIS DAWN MISSION ISN’T JUST FOCUSED ON HARD SCIENCE RESEARCH. IT’S ALSO CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC ON AND OFF EARTH. THAT’S CREW MEMBER SARAH GILLIS, PLAYING ALONG ...

Unlike ISS spacewalks, which typically last 6-7 hours and involve complex tasks outside the station, the Polaris Dawn extravehicular activity (EVA) was brief. Listen to Story Astronauts perform ...

Even though only two of Polaris Dawn’s crew went outside the Dragon capsule, the two members that remained inside were also exposed to the vacuum of space. The mission of the program financed by ...

carrying and safeguarding the crew, was depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space — a dangerous yet historic milestone during the Polaris Dawn crew’s five-day journey around Earth.

Multiple experiments on space health sent by the TRISH team are being conducted by the Polaris Dawn crew to help further understanding of what time in space does to the human body. The data the ...

'Sent to you from space over a beam of Starlink laser light.' The private Polaris Dawn astronauts keep notching milestones in Earth orbit. The four-person Polaris Dawn mission launched aboard a ...

The song in the video, "Rey's Theme," was written by John Williams for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and was performed by Gillis aboard the Polaris Dawn mission's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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.

The entire SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle propelling and protecting the crew was depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space — a dangerous and historic milestone in the Polaris Dawn crew’s ...

A four-person crew of civilians on board SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission unlocked the hatch of their capsule and made history as the first group of non-government astronauts to conduct a spacewalk.