For the first time in history, two civilian astronauts will perform a spacewalk from a commercial spacecraft during SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, a groundbreaking endeavor.
Safety experts warn that the crew faces significant risks such as radiation exposure and rapid changes in pressure, which carry the potential for life-threatening sickness.
Polaris Dawn aims to go further into space than any crewed mission has since the Apollo days, reaching an unprecedented height of 870 miles.
The mission is being bankrolled by Jared Isaacman, with an estimated cost of over $100 million, indicating the financial commitment to this pioneering journey.
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