, part of a private human spaceflight program funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, will launch no earlier than July 31, project representatives announced today in a brief statementwith bespoke SpaceX spacesuits made for the effort, along with a raft of experiments. Polaris Dawn's orbit will take the mission about 435 miles abovelaunch in September 2021, which raised $250 million for St.
Aside from Isaacman, the mission includes retired United States Air Force Lieut. Col. Scott"Kidd" Poteet as pilot and mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, both SpaceX operations engineers.Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Meet the four private Polaris Dawn astronauts SpaceX will launch into orbit
"The additional time continues to provide necessary developmental time to ensure both the completion of these mission goals and a safe launch and return of Dragon and the crew," the Polaris Program said via X at the time.on May 4.
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