Polaris Dawn is poised to make history. The spacewalk, or extravehicular activity (EVA), will take place on the third day of the mission — so, on Thursday (Aug. 29). SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn team ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The private Polaris Dawn astronauts keep notching milestones in Earth orbit. The four-person ...

A Falcon 9 rocket streaked into the black predawn sky above Florida on Tuesday, carrying four people on the most ambitious private human spaceflight to date. The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission, led ...

Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, on Thursday participated in the first-ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The four astronauts of SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission that will perform the first commercial spacewalk are taking delays to their launch in stride. The mission was ...

One year ago, Jared Isaacman and his Polaris Dawn crew launched on a six-day mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon that made history for private spaceflight.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX is standing down from its launch opportunities for the Polaris Dawn mission. The company said this was because of unfavorable weather conditions. The launch was scheduled ...

The Polaris Dawn astronauts have exited the SpaceX Dragon capsule to expose themselves to the void of space while 435 miles above Earth. Early Thursday, the crew began final preparations to unlatch ...

SpaceX has once again pushed back the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which is expected to carry four private citizens to space, this time because of an unfavorable weather forecast. The company ...

The Polaris Dawn mission is currently scheduled to launch on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral. When you purchase through links on our ...

The private Polaris Dawn astronauts keep notching milestones in Earth orbit. The four-person Polaris Dawn mission launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Tuesday morning (Sept. 10). Later ...