Polaris Dawn was the first of three missions of the Polaris Program. Polaris Dawn was the gate-opener mission to the larger Polaris Program, a set of at least three anticipated missions bankrolled ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --The first private spacewalk above Earth went off without a hitch as billionaire space enthusiast and Polaris ...

Part of the wider Polaris program, this is the first of three planned missions spearheaded by billionaire Jared Isaacman in conjunction with SpaceX. After launching from the John F. Kennedy Space ...

The SpaceX-made spacesuits worn by the Polaris Dawn crew are likely the first iteration of what will eventually be worn by those future settlers. SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have completed ...

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, in which billionaire Jared Isaacman and three other crew members traveled to space in a Crew Dragon, has made headlines for including the first-ever private spacewalk.

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The Polaris Dawn mission was originally expected to launch on Monday, Aug. 26, then Tuesday, Aug. 27, then Wednesday Aug. 28.

We’ve wrapped up our live coverage for the day. Read more about Polaris Dawn’s historic milestone here, or scroll through the posts below to relive the first commercial spacewalk as it happened.

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 ...

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 ...