SpaceX Polaris launch – live: Billionaire floats into space on risky first private spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris launch – live: Billionaire floats into space on risky first private spacewalk

Two crew members of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission are attempting the first ever privately-funded spacewalk. Billionaire Jared Isaacman stepped out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft just before midday to begin a two hour float in space at an orbit of 700 kilometres – nearly double the altitude of the International Space Station. A backup opportunity … Read more

Billionaire to launch on SpaceX flight featuring first commercial spacewalk

Billionaire to launch on SpaceX flight featuring first commercial spacewalk

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire adventurer and philanthropist who chartered the first commercial flight to orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2021 plans to blast off with three crewmates on an even more daring flight Tuesday, this one featuring the first commercial spacewalks. Wearing innovative SpaceX-designed suits and connected to their spacecraft by 12-foot-long umbilicals … Read more