The Polaris Dawn mission notably achieved multiple significant milestones, including the first commercial spacewalk at great distances, cementing SpaceX’s leadership role in advancing space exploration.
Crew members Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis conducted the most remote spacewalk ever, while Gillis made history as the youngest person to perform a spacewalk at age 30.
During the five-day trip, the crew carried out 36 experiments in collaboration with 31 institutions, examining effects of space radiation and testing EVA suits.
This ambitious mission also successfully navigated the Van Allen Radiation Belt, which provided essential data on human exposure to space radiation.
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