The Polaris Dawn mission could launch as early as Tuesday morning, sending its four-member crew of astronauts rocketing into orbit, where they will attempt the first-ever commercial spacewalk ...

SpaceX has announced a new launch date for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, now targeting Tuesday, September 10, 2024. This mission, which will feature the first-ever commercial ...

Polaris Dawn launch date: How to watch takeoff The four-member crew of Polaris Dawn are scheduled to embark on their Earth orbit mission as early as Monday, Aug. 26.

SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts into space August 28th with the Polaris Dawn mission, where privately trained astronauts will perform a spacewalk for the first time.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slated to launch the Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission upright at Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 8, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) ...

The four-person crew of the Polaris Dawn mission arrived here Aug. 19 for final preparations for their launch, scheduled for the early morning hours of Aug. 26 on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A.

The mission was initially slated to launch Aug. 27, but was delayed to Aug. 28 due to technical issues. Polaris Dawn was then postponed two more days, to no earlier than Friday, Aug. 30, due to ...

Polaris Dawn is the brainchild of SpaceX and Isaacman, who made his first foray into spaceflight with the Inspiration4 mission in September 2021. This flight, however, is not a joyride.

Polaris Dawn was a mission for the history books: Look back at the biggest moments Jointly funded by Elon Musk's SpaceX and billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the mission was one filled with ...

The launch was delayed 24 hours from the planned pre-dawn Tuesday blast-off. The delay is due to a ground-side helium leak on the Quick Disconnect umbilical, SpaceX said.

The first of back-to-back rocket launch days used a familiar booster. The Starlink mission took off on June 10, with an astronaut mission to follow.