Source: Bloomberg
“Billionaire Jared Isaacman and the history-making Polaris Dawn crew splashed down in a SpaceX capsule off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, at 3:36 a.m. EDT Sunday, capping a groundbreaking mission that included the world’s first commercial spacewalk. The Crew Dragon craft built by the Elon Musk-led company hurtled through the atmosphere before gliding into the ocean under four parachutes, according to the SpaceX official account on X, formerly Twitter. … The highlight of the mission occurred on Thursday morning, when Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis exited their Crew Dragon spacecraft through an open hatch while wearing SpaceX’s new spacesuits. … the Dragon capsule reached a peak altitude of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) above Earth, sending the crew farther into space than any humans have traveled since the moon landings.” (09/15/24)