SpaceX is having a bad week. The Polaris Dawn mission, and with it the first commercial spacewalk, has been postponed. We know it may not be possible to start in the near future.
Due to adverse weather conditions at the planned landing site of the Crew Dragon capsule, SpaceX announced on Wednesday, August 28, another delay in the launch date of the Polaris Dawn mission, the main point of which is the first commercial spacewalk ever planned.
The mission will not be able to start on Wednesday and Thursday. Information about the delay was reported on Platform X by mission participant Jared Isaacman. At this point, a new start date has not been set.
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Polaris Dawn Mission Delayed
The mission was originally scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, August 26. Due to a technical glitch, the launch had to be postponed.
The highlight of the five-day mission is a 20-minute spacewalk. Until now, such walks have been reserved for NASA astronauts, dating back to 1965 and the Gemini capsule mission, in which an astronaut, protected by a spacesuit and attached to the ship, went into open space for the first time.
Polaris Mission Team dawn Consisting of Jared Isaacman as the mission commander and funder, a former space traveler, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Poteet, and two SpaceX representatives—engineer Sarah Gillis and medical officer Anna Menon—this historic spacewalk documents the groundbreaking changes in travel beyond our planet, with the hope of opening up more space to future explorers.
SpaceX’s ambitions
SpaceXElon Musk’s company focuses on several projects related to space exploration. Its main goal is to reduce the cost of space travel and commercialize it. Its famous rockets include: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. In addition, SpaceX is developing the Starlink program, which aims to provide satellite internet connections around the world.
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