Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. This spacewalk was a critical test of the technical abilities — like ...

For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include the first-ever private spacewalk. Not only would this be the first time anyone ...

Polaris Dawn is aiming for the first civilian spacewalk on an ambitious mission launching no earlier than Aug. 26. Four astronauts will fly to Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ...

Spacewalk Recap: Scroll down to read updates from the September 12 SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk. On Wednesday, the crew of Polaris Dawn had traveled further than any human in 52 years, and their ...

The five-day Polaris Dawn mission departed on Sept 10 and returned on Sept 15. The mission objectives were to reach a high ...

Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. This spacewalk is a critical test of the technical abilities that ...

After leaving behind the Van Allen Belt, Polaris Dawn dropped to a closer Earth orbit to perform experiments. The highlight was the first-ever spacewalk by a commercial (non-government ...

The technology and capabilities demonstrated during Polaris Dawn could alter human spaceflight as we know it. The spacewalk, for example, was more than a flashy achievement. NASA’s current EVA ...

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Starlink's parent company SpaceX Tuesday launched the Polaris Dawn manned mission ... of the first-ever private spacewalk in history. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted ...