SpaceX’s four-person Polaris Dawn mission An incident at Kennedy Space Center helium leak Due to the problems, it was delayed by at least one day. This statement, hours before the scheduled departure of the Crew Dragon capsule, affected the start date of the mission.

The highlight of the mission will be the twenty-minute spacewalk that will take place two days after the launch. During this walk, the crew will undertake the first private spacewalk in history, 700 km from Earth. In other words, for the first time, citizens sent by a commercial company will walk in space. SpaceX’s new spacesuits will also be tested during this walk.

Spacewalk and radiation tests on the Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceXplans to launch the spacecraft, which it will carry aboard its Falcon 9 rocket, on Wednesday. In the statement on the X-Platform: “Teams investigate the helium leak. Falcon and Dragon is in good health. Crew ready for this mission to low Earth orbit” he said.

Polaris Dawn mission It is also attracting attention for scientific research, such as testing Starlink laser-based communications in space and studying the effects of radiation on the crew. It is seen as an important project that supports SpaceX’s vision of multi-planetary life. At the end of the mission, the crew will complete this historic journey by landing on the coast of Florida.