SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Returns to Earth After First Commercial Space Walk

Published on September 15, 2024

The history-making crew of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn has landed safely back on Earth. Completing a successful five-day mission and reaching the furthest orbit since Apollo 17’s moon flight in 1972, the four-member crew splashed down early Sunday morning off the Florida Coast, as planned. The Crew Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico off Dry Tortugas, Florida, at 3:37 a.m. EDT. All four of the spacecraft’s main parachutes deployed successfully for the landing. The Polaris Dawn team made their mark by traveling the farthest distance from Earth in five decades to an altitude of 874 miles. Billionaire Jared Isaacman, accompanied by SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, 30, also made history by completing the first commercial spacewalk early Sept. 12....

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