Civilian astronauts also took part in the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman. It reached an altitude of about 1,400 kilometers, about three times that of the International Space Station (ISS).
When was it launched?
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday (September 10). In collaboration with SpaceX, Isaacman carried out this extremely adventurous task hundreds of miles above the Earth. SpaceX has also shared a video of this on the social media platform X.
SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have completed the first commercial spacewalk!
“SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world.” —Mission Commander @rookisaacman during Dragon egress and seeing our planet from ~738 km pic.twitter.com/lRczSv5i4k
— Polaris (@PolarisProgram) September 12, 2024
How did you accomplish this difficult task?
According to reports, Jared Isaacman and his team waited a long time for the pressure of their capsule to decrease before opening the hatch. During this time, all four people in the team were wearing SpaceX’s new spacewalking suits to protect themselves from the vacuum.
How long did the spacewalk last?
This spacewalking test lasted for about two hours in which more stretching was done than walking. The plan was that Jared Isaacman would come out of the capsule, but he had to keep his hands or feet attached to the capsule the whole time. He wanted to see how the new spacesuit is by bending his hands and feet. There was also a walker-like structure in the hatch for help.
What is a spacewalk?
Whenever an astronaut goes out of a spacecraft into space, it is called a spacewalk. Spacewalk is also called EVA i.e. Extravehicular Activity. However, sometimes it also takes the form of a big problem, so it is carried out with extreme caution.
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