Polaris Dawn: First-Ever Private Spacewalk and Record-Breaking Mission

SpaceX just made history with the Polaris Dawn Mission launching from Florida on September 10th 2024 on September 12th the entire crew completed the first ever private spacewalk stepping out of the Dragon capsule floating 435 Mi above Earth they tested new SpaceX space suits marking a huge step toward human exploration of the Moon Mars and Beyond the mission reached 874 mi from Earth the farthest distance traveled by a crude Mission since Apollo 17 in 1972 this Mission broke records reaching higher than any crew since Apollo 17 this marked a significant milestone for private space travel and human space flight