WASHINGTON, Sept 15 — The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashed down off the coast of...
Did you know that ‘Maggi’ wasn’t Malaysian? A look at the brand that is now synonymous with our kitchensMission Specialist Sarah Gillis plays ‘Rey’s Theme’ by John Williams on the violin during the SpaceX Polaris Dawn’s first spacewalk before returning to Earth on September 15, 2024. — AFP picWASHINGTON, Sept 15 — The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashed down off the coast of Florida early Sunday.
They hit a peak altitude of 870 miles — more than three times higher than the International Space Station and the furthest humans had ever traveled from Earth since the Apollo missions to the Moon. He went back inside after a few minutes and was replaced by a second astronaut, SpaceX engineer Gillis, who, like Isaacman, performed a series of mobility tests on SpaceX’s sleek, next-generation suits.
Though the company was only founded in 2002, it has outpaced its legacy competitors thanks in large part to founder Elon Musk’s vast fortune and zeal to begin the colonisation of Mars.Since completing their extravehicular activity, the crew have continued to carry out roughly 40 science experiments — for example inserting endoscopic cameras through their noses and into their throats to image their airways and better understand the impact of long-duration space missions on human health.
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