The Polaris Dawn mission led by SpaceX landed back on Earth safely after a historic spacewalk.
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn conducted a groundbreaking five-day mission that included the first-ever commercial spacewalk that went successfully.
The Crew Dragon capsule carrying mission commander Jared Isaacman, US tech billionaire, and SpaceX engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, landed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, SpaceX said.
Historic Achievement
The Polaris Dawn mission achieved several milestones, including reaching an altitude of 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) from Earth to beat the previous record.
This mission also marked the highest orbit traveled by humans since NASA’s Apollo Program ended in 1972.
Gillis and Menon became the first women to reach such a distance from Earth.
A highlight of the mission was the historic spacewalk conducted by Isaacman and Gillis early Thursday morning which was the first ever private spacewalk.
