spacex's Polaris Dawn Mission has achieved several historic Milestones including the first commercial spacewalk and the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo missions The Space Walk conducted by Jared Isaac man Scott potit Anna Menan and Sarah Gillis demonstrated the viability of private sector space operations in spacex's new Eva suits the crew successfully tested the suits despite risks like extreme temperatures and decompression sickness additionally Polaris Dawn reached an altitude of 870 Mi surpassing the previous record set by NASA's Gemini 11 Mission and became the first mission to enter the lower Van Allen radiation belts Gillis and Menan made history as the first women to travel this far from Earth as the crew prepares to return the mission marks a significant advancement for private space exploration moving beyond traditional government funded space agencies