COOLEST STORY OF THE DAY BY FAR. IF YOU THINK THIS WAS AWESOME TO WATCH ONLINE, JUST IMAGINE HOW IT MUST HAVE FELT FOR THE PRIVATE CREW OF POLARIS DAWN TO TAKE A STEP OUTSIDE INTO SPACE THIS MORNING.

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The four have been orbiting Earth aboard Crew Dragon since Tuesday's pre-dawn launch from Florida of the Polaris Dawn mission. Isaacman "egressed Dragon" and conducted his first "suit mobility ...

And though the astronauts landed safely Sunday off the coast of Florida, the overarching Polaris Program is just beginning with two more spaceflights ahead. But for now, here's a look back at some ...

"We actually had a pretty neat view of Polaris Dawn entering," astronaut Mike Barratt radioed flight controllers in Houston. "All of us were more or less crowded in the (multi-window) cupola ...

This was followed by the opening of the main parachutes minutes later as the spacecraft carrying the Polaris Dawn crew slowed its decent towards the water early Sunday. Cheers erupted from the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Polaris Dawn and SpaceX made history as they conducted the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Thursday morning. “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of ...

By Yan Zhuang After conducting the first-ever commercial spacewalk and traveling farther from Earth than anyone in more than half a century, the astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission returned to ...

Sept. 9 (UPI) --SpaceX early Tuesday successfully launched the Polaris Dawn mission with four civilians who will travel the farthest into space humans have gone in more than 50 years. The Falcon 9 ...

"The primary factor driving the launch timing for Polaris Dawn is the splashdown weather within Dragon's limits," Mission commander Jared Isaacman posted Thursday on X (formerly Twitter).

Sept. 15 (UPI) --SpaceX's Polaris Dawn early Sunday splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after a five-day mission that included the world's first commercial spacewalk and humans the farthest from ...