Four crew members will spend about five days in orbit and conduct the first commercial spacewalk at 430 miles above Earth.
A first-of-its-kind mission is set to blast off from Florida in late August, embarking four private citizens on a journey that aims to make history on several fonts, including spacewalking outside a SpaceX craft.The Polaris Dawn mission is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a Crew Dragon spacecraft no earlier than Aug. 26.
FIRST PRIVATE SPACEWALKERS REVEAL JAM-PACKED SCIENCE GOALS DURING POLARIS DAWN MISSION"SpaceX has done an incredible job keeping us informed of the issue, investigation, resolution, and return to flight plan," Isaacman said of SpaceX's return to flight in late July. "I’ve said it before, but I have never encountered such a collection of talent working on world-changing endeavors. It is beyond inspiring."The crew and SpaceX are making final preparations for liftoff.
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