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Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission ready for launch (spacenews.com)

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And Polaris Dawn is actually going to be doing something interesting - testing brand new EVA suits, possibly in preparation for future service missions.

The other mission is only interesting because no humans have flown a polar orbit yet. That’s more of a tourism first than an engineering/science benefit.

[–] BastingChemina 5 points 3 months ago

They will go through the Van Allen Belt to study the radiation there and the first commercial EVA ever !

This is a huge milestone for SpaceX and commercial space exploration.