A SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens, including billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, returned to Earth on Sunday after a historic mission that included the world's first all-civilian spacewalk.
" Polaris Dawn we are mission complete," operators announced over the crackle of a radio as recovery vessels made their way to the capsule bobbing in the nighttime sea.It was also the company's most ambitious expedition, as the crew members and their spacecraft executed several risky maneuvers.A SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens splashed down off the coast of Florida before dawn 3:36 a.m.
The outing was a risky undertaking, because the Dragon capsule does not have a pressurized airlock. This meant that all four members of the Polaris Dawn mission wore spacesuits during the spacewalk, and the entire capsule was depressurized to vacuum conditions. Earlier in the mission, the Polaris Dawn crew flew to an orbital altitude of 870 miles above Earth's surface, the highest humans have reached since the final Apollo moon mission in 1972.McDonald's to extend $5 value meal offer into December in most U.S. markets
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