"Polaris Dawn is led by billionaire entrepreneur, Jared Isaacman, and crewed by two SpaceX employees and a former military pilot. After weeks of delays due to technical checks and weather, its astronauts are now weightless."
"Polaris Dawn is not a NASA mission, and it is not regulated by the US government. So when its astronauts exit their capsule and walk in space, it will mark a massive first for the private industry that is starting to dominate realms beyond Earth."
"This raises a question: Is the US breaking a promise it made 50 years ago about how to operate in space? This is a mission which violates Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty."
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