The sighting of the mysterious orb over NYC sparked conspiracy theories about aliens, but it was actually the Polaris Dawn spacecraft, which is part of a groundbreaking mission.
Polaris Dawn is on a record-breaking journey at an altitude of 870 miles, surpassing the Earth-lapping record set during NASA's Project Gemini in 1966, and preparing for a spacewalk.
The crew includes billionaire Jared Isaacman and will operate in extreme conditions, experiencing 10 hours of radiation exposure before reducing the altitude to about 435 miles.
The sight of the spacecraft across the East Coast led observers to humorously speculate about extraterrestrial involvement, highlighting the public's fascination with unidentified flying objects.
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