(UPDATES) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as 'a giant leap forward' for the space industry.
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century, since the Apollo era.
HISTORY IN SPACE This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on Sept. 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called ‘Skywalker,’ during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make history with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by Isaacman, launched early September 10 (local time) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching a peak altitude of 870 miles (1,400 kilometers). AFP PHOTO / SPACEX / POLARIS
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