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Four private citizens are set to launch on an ambitious, first-of-its-kind space mission next week that is expected to include the first spacewalk conducted entirely by a commercial crew.The mission, dubbed Polaris Dawn, is scheduled to…

Polaris Dawn is aiming for the first civilian spacewalk on an ambitious mission launching no earlier than Aug. 26.Four astronauts will fly to Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space…

2024-08-20T20:08:06.397Z Polaris Dawn crew 1 week from launch(Image credit: Polaris Program / John Kraus)The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission are a week away from launch after two years of training for a mission…

Four astronauts from the Polaris Dawn mission — from left, Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sarah Gillis…