and the next event coming up will be um the separation of the dragon from the second stage I believe this view here is is yep it's of the trunk we can see it separating from the second stage a gorgeous view we can see that Polaris separation confirmed [Applause] Polaris Dawn flying free into the sunrise we're now at t+ 13 minutes and 5 Seconds into the mission next major event will be nose cone deploy Dragon space sex today you embark on a journey not just for yourselves but for all Humanity each of you has trained tiously and prepared rigorously for this moment some will we reach higher in the space than ever before as you gaze towards the North Star remember that your courage lights the path for future explorers We Trust in your skills your bravery and your teamwork to carry out the mission that lies ahead know that the entire team back here is with you every step watching supporting and cheering you on as you walk into space we are sending you hugs from the ground God speed FL ston crew may you make history and come home safely now words from our CE Dragon CE welcome to orbit the Falcon team is honored to have helped you start your incredible journey we hope you enjoyed the ride the whole SpaceX family is looking up to you God speed and good luck LD CE uh message received we appreciate apprciate the kind words we wouldn't be on this journey without all 14,000 of you back at uh at SpaceX and everyone else cheering us on we appreciate it and we're going to get to work now some really nice words there from our tonight's launch director Frank MSA who fun fact was also the launch director on inspiration 4 as well as uh chief engineer for this Mission Jared met really nice to see some endearing or hear some endearing words up to the crew well and with that the Polaris Dawn crew they're now in orbit t+ 15 minutes and they are scheduled to spend up to the next 5 days in space we heard that tone for a minute we thought we might hear from the crew but they're going to spend the next 5 days in space before splashing down off the coast of Florida the Polaris Dawn crew is the the Polaris Dawn mission is the first mission in the players program that will demonstrate new technologies conduct extensive research and ultimately culminate in a flight of spacex's Starship with humans on board all of this while continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes here on Earth you can learn more about the Polaris Dawn program and the Polaris program at pois program.com this Mission will fly higher than any dragon mission today date attempting to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown for a crude spacecraft breaking the record set by geminy 11 half a century ago and there it looks like we can see uh some nose cone separation action happening now the Piston crew will also be the first to test the starlink laser-based communications in Space over the course of the mission we'll be checking in periodically with the crew next up dragon will initiate a two-day pre-breathe process to prepare the crew for their upcoming spacewalk and that'll be this Thursday September 12th Dragon SpaceX nominal dehumidifier activation and service section Draco checkouts and nose cone open is in progress C at SpaceX we are tracking and again that's Thursday September 12th for that spacewalk so please be sure to tune in for our live coverage of this historic Milestone and of course we will also be back to bring you live coverage of Splashdown when the crew returns back to Earth you can stay on top of any potential live events from the crew by following us on X at SpaceX