Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Polaris Dawn. Astronauts to take first commercial spacewalk, go farther from Earth than any other mission

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Polaris Dawn," a ground-breaking mission that SpaceX is getting ready for, intends to send astronauts farther from Earth than any previous mission has in more than 50 years. The crew of the mission, which will take off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, could spend up to five days in space, as per the reports of 'The U.S. Sun'.

Historical ascent

This mission's Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch four people to an initial orbital height of 870 miles. This distance is greater than any crewed space trip since the 1966 Gemini 11 mission and the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. The launch date of Polaris Dawn is scheduled for July 31, 2024, at the latest, though it may occur before.

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Team and difficulties

Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon, Mission Specialist and Specialist Sarah Gillis, Mission Pilot Scott Poteet, and Mission Commander Jared Isaacman make up the team. They have a big obstacle ahead of them: radiation exposure is possible because the first orbital altitude will pass through the inner band of the radioactive Van Allen Belts. Nonetheless, the risk is anticipated to be negligible because of the extremely elliptical orbit at a lower altitude of 120 miles.

Goals and tests

The crew's main goals while in orbit are to perform high-altitude activities, carry out the first commercial spacewalk, test in-orbit communications, and investigate health effects. To investigate the impact of space travel and space radiation on human health, 38 scientific