The Polaris Dawn mission is designed to test procedures and technologies that could be used in future space exploration endeavors. The crew’s successful spacewalk is a positive sign for the ...

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 ...

custom-made versions currently used by space agencies. With the spacewalk now complete, the Polaris Dawn crew will spend the next couple of days in orbit, working through the remaining mission ...

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 ...

THE DRAGON CAPSULE HAS NO AIRLOCK, SO ALL FOUR CREW MEMBERS WERE EXPOSED TO THE VACUUM OF SPACE. THE POLARIS MISSION ALSO ... WITH THE HOPE OF ONE DAY BEING USED FOR MISSIONS TO MARS.

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 ... TODAY WILL NOT BE THE KIND USED FOR REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF A ...

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 ... restrictive and puffy white suits that have been used during spacewalks of the past is a key goal for ...

WASHINGTON, DC – After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make history Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional ...

The Polaris Dawn mission entered a region of space known as the inner Van Allen radiation belt, a zone filled with high-energy particles that pose significant risks to space travelers. The crew ...

Recently, this innovation-driven businessman has launched Polaris Dawn ... radiation environment the crew will encounter. The new SpaceX-designed EVA suits to be used for the first commercial ...

With Polaris Dawn crewmates Anna Menon and Scott Poteet monitoring safety tethers and umbilicals inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon ... of how much oxygen we've used throughout the EVA.