SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off next week.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 26, for the launch of the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission that will take a Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit and also feature the first commercial spacewalk.
Recommended Videos The mission will be led by billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, the CEO of payment processing firm Shift4 and an accomplished pilot. Isaacman has traveled to space once before, on the SpaceX-operated Inspiration4 mission in 2021. The businessman funded that mission and is also funding the Polaris Dawn endeavor.
During the five-day mission, the Crew Dragon spacecraft will reach its highest-ever orbit, about 435 miles above Earth and some 185 miles above the International Space Station, which is where the spacecraft usually heads to as part of NASA’s crew rotation missions.
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