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 / 08:13pm on 12 Sep 2024,Thursday Science
Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis made history as the first non-professional crew to complete a private spacewalk. The pair stepped out of the SpaceX Dragon capsule at 11:52 BST, floating 435 miles above Earth. Isaacman funded the Polaris Dawn mission, which featured four crew members. Their spacewalk, conducted without an airlock, tested specially designed extravehicular activity (EVA) suits. Isaacman expressed awe at the sight of Earth from space. This milestone marks a significant achievement in private space exploration, demonstrating SpaceX's continued innovation.
