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Exclusive: Billionaire Jared Isaacman announces 3 new missions to space with SpaceX

Feb 14, 2022

Jared Isaacman, the 39-year-old billionaire who led the Inspiration4 crew last year, has once again teamed up with Elon Musk. Isaacman says he will help pay for three more flights to push further into space, planning to fly closer to the moon than any spaceship since Apollo. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
 

Polaris Dawn launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 10, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Polaris Dawn mission to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 10 September 2024, at 09:23 UTC (05:23 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) previously supported Crew-8 and two Starlink missions. At approximately 700 kilometres above the Earth, the Polaris Dawn crew (Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon) will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA). Crew Dragon Resilience previously supported the Crew-1 and Inspiration4 missions.
 

Polaris Dawn reaches apogee

Sep 11, 2024

During the Polaris Dawn mission, the Crew Dragon Resilience crewed spacecraft reached an apogee of 1,400.7 km, the highest Dragon mission flown to date, on 11 September 2024. the Polaris Dawn crew (Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon) will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA).
 

Polaris Dawn begins spacewalk

Sep 12, 2024

The Polaris Dawn mission began an extravehicular activity (EVA, “spacewalk”) on 12 September 2024, at 10:12 UTC (06:12 EDT). Mission Commander Jared Isaacman (EV1) exited the Crew Dragon Resilience crewed spacecraft traveling in an elliptical orbit of ~190 x 700 km around the Earth. This is the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA).
 

Polaris Dawn completes spacewalk

Sep 12, 2024

The Polaris Dawn mission completed an extravehicular activity (EVA, “spacewalk”) on 12 September 2024, at 11:57 UTC (07:57 EDT). During the EVA, Mission Commander Jared Isaacman (EV1) and Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis (EV2) exited the Crew Dragon Resilience crewed spacecraft traveling in an elliptical orbit of ~190 x 700 km around the Earth. This was the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA).
 

Polaris Dawn splashdown

Sep 15, 2024

The Polaris Dawn mission’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, on 15 September 2024, at 07:37 UTC (03:37 EDT). The Polaris Dawn crew (Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon) performed the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA).
 

Polaris Dawn recovery operations and astronauts egress

Sep 15, 2024

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The crew of the The Polaris Dawn mission, Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon, was successfully recovered after the Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, on 15 September 2024, at 07:36 UTC (03:36 EDT).
 
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