SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn where astronauts will venture further than any humans in more than 50 years the Polaris Dawn Mission lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 523 ansta the four-person crew will be blasting through the high energy Van Allen belt where radiation is far higher than at lower altitudes the crew will attempt the first commercial space lock not involving government astronauts the mission is a partnership between billionaire entrepreneur Jared ISAC man and SpaceX