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Polaris Dawn, history-making space mission, splashes down off Florida coast: 'Welcome back to Earth'
Headline from FOX 35 Orlando, on the newest of 2 developments
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning after a five-day mission that included the first-ever private spacewalk.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew completes historic private spacewalk
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Polaris Dawn, history-making space mission, splashes down off Florida coast: 'Welcome back to Earth'
SpaceX launched the four astronauts taking part in its Polaris Dawn orbit early Tuesday morning. The astronauts are scheduled to perform dozens of experiments during their multi-day orbit, including the world's first commercial spacewalk.
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the four private astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a few weeks of delays.
The Polaris Dawn mission took off Tuesday morning. The civilian crew launched aboard a SpaceX capsule into Earth’s orbit to attempt an unprecedented spacewalk.
Commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis each spent a few minutes outside the Dragon capsule, performing tests on their spacesuits.
The Polaris Dawn crew safely returned to Earth Sunday morning.. The Dragon capsule carrying the mission’s four astronauts — Jared Isaacman, Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico around 3:30AM ET.
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning after a five-day mission that included the first-ever private spacewalk.
The five-day trip, funded by internet entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, broke several records including the first-ever commercial spacewalk using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on Polaris Dawn mission.
