SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn missioncompleted the first commercial spacewalk, marking a milestone in the private sector. Sitting civilian astronautsachieved a historic success by testing new spacesuits outside the space capsule.

It was launched on September 10 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9 Four civilian astronauts, sent into space on a rocket, performed a spacewalk on September 12. Billionaire Jared Isaacman, who funded the mission, is the first person in history to enter space. first civilian astronaut happened.

Innovations in spacesuits and scientific experiments

SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis accompanied him on this walk as well. While testing the performance of their spacesuits, the duo met their oxygen needs through hoses. The other two crew members in the capsule were exposed to vacuum conditions inside the capsule, which had no airlock.

Polaris Dawn duty, first commercial spacewalk While it made history with its namesake, it also attracted attention with its scientific experiments and technological tests. Experiments conducted in low Earth orbit investigate the growth of plants and fungi in microgravity, with the aim of contributing this information to studies of growing plants on the Moon and Mars. In addition, the mission yielded advances in satellite communications and laser technology.