SpaceX launches all-civilian crew for first private spacewalk

Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 10, 2024

SpaceX launched its historic Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday - an audacious orbital expedition that will catapult civilians into a high-radiation region of space and see them attempt the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. Led by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, the four-member crew aims to journey farther into the cosmos than any other manned mission in more than half a