Commander @rookisaacman has egressed Dragon and is going through the first of three suit mobility tests that will test overall hand body control, vertical movement with Skywalker, and foot restraint pic.twitter.com/XATJQhLuIZ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:59pm on 12 Sep 2024,Thursday Science
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission achieved a significant milestone as its all-civilian crew completed the first privately funded spacewalk on September 12, 2024. Commander Jared Isaacman, a US fintech billionaire, became the first civilian to exit the capsule, followed by SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis. The crew orbited Earth at an altitude of 550 km and a speed of 26,000 kph during the extravehicular activity (EVA). Isaacman remarked, "This sure looks like a perfect world" while floating outside the capsule. This historic mission, privately funded and executed, marks a major advancement in commercial space exploration.
