SpaceX has announced a target launch date for the Polaris Dawn mission that will see a Crew Dragon capsule travel its farthest distance from Earth.
SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission will see four nonprofessional astronauts fly aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft to an orbit 435 miles above Earth, taking it about 185 miles above the International Space Station and much higher than any Crew Dragon has flown up to now.
Recommended Videos “We are targeting no earlier than August 26 for the launch of Polaris Dawn,” the Elon Musk-led spaceflight company said in a post on X on Wednesday that included photos of the four crew members. Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman will also be leading this month’s Polaris Dawn flight. The billionaire businessman and CEO of payment processing firm Shift4 is also funding the mission.
As well as flying the Crew Dragon to its highest-ever orbit, the mission will also feature the first commercial spacewalk. Isaacman and Gillis will aim to spend a couple of hours outside the Crew Dragon, testing a newly designed suit to confirm that it’s able to move and function as designed in the microgravity conditions.
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