SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launches Historic Polaris Dawn Mission for First Private Spacewalk

Sep 10, 2024, 09:32 AM

SpaceX has successfully launched the Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to achieve the first private spacewalk during a five-day mission. This historic mission will also be the furthest humans have traveled from Earth in over half a century, marking the highest human spaceflight since the Apollo program. The mission is being conducted by a private crew and is expected to include a live broadcast of the spacewalk. The mission was launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is spearheaded by Elon Musk's company.