SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts into space on August 27th as part of the Polaris Dawn mission, where privately trained astronauts will perform a spacewalk for the first time.
SpaceX is getting ready to set out on its historic Polaris Dawn mission, which will send four astronauts into orbit aboard its Crew Dragon capsule. The five-day journey through the Van Allen radiation belts will include the first spacewalk done by private astronauts. If you’re curious about the mission, here’s what you should know and how to watch it live.
These suits are paired with a 3D-printed helmet with a heads-up display and a visor designed to mitigate glare. All four astronauts will wear the upgraded suits when the spacewalk takes place, as the Crew Dragon doesn’t have an airlock, leaving the crew members inside the capsule “exposed to the vacuum of space,” according to SpaceX. During the spacewalk, Isaacman and Gillis will perform tests with the new spacesuits.
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