After two weeks of delays, the ambitious Polaris Dawn space mission, led by billionaire Jared ... media post by the aerospace company. Lift off came after one final two-hour delay due to ...

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission kicked off early Tuesday, launching a four-person crew of civilian astronauts into orbit. And hours later they have already made history: reaching the highest orbit ...

A Falcon 9 lifts off Sept. 10 on the Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission. Credit: Polaris Program WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Crew Dragon is in orbit on a long-awaited private astronaut mission ...

After forgoing the first launch window due to weather concerns, Polaris Dawn lifted off at 5:23 a.m. EDT (0923 GMT) in a dramatic early-morning launch. As the mission's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off ...

The mission, known as Polaris Dawn, lifted off at 5:24 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The journey is designed to carry the four crew members to the ...

The rest of the Polaris Dawn mission will be devoted to completing the planned bio-medical research before setting up for re-entry and splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Two astronauts spent 10 minutes each outside of the spacecraft. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew completed the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Thursday. Two crew members -- commander Jared ...

The billionaire-funded Polaris Dawn mission ... crew splashed down off Florida's coast after spending five days in Earth's orbit on the most ambitious commercial space mission, yet.

Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon thought they were attending routine meetings in 2021 at SpaceX when they were invited to become part of the crew for what would become the record-setting Polaris Dawn ...