Polaris Dawn to launch all-civilian spacewalk
The first commercial spaceflight mission with a spacewalk will drive billionaire Jared Isaacman, along with 3 others
Polaris Dawn to launch all-civilian spacewalk

New Delhi: Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Polaris Dawn spacecraft is all set to launch its first-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk next week, according to the company.
The first commercial spaceflight mission with a spacewalk will drive billionaire Jared Isaacman, along with three others, for the all-civilian spacewalk, and it is expected to launch on August 26. It was previously slated for launch on July 31. It is the first mission under "Polaris Programme” by Isaacman -- the founder of Shift4, an online payment processing company.
Isaacman was also the commander of the first "all-civilian" space mission Inspiration4, launched in 2021. He purchased three spaceflights with SpaceX, and named the series "Polaris Programme". In a post on X, the company shared that the Polaris Dawn crew Isaacman, pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force who served as the mission director for Inspiration4, mission specialist Sarah Gillis, who oversees SpaceX's astronaut training programme, and medical officer Anna Menon, who manages the development of SpaceX's crew operations while also serving the company's mission control has arrived at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) -- the launch site.