KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX made history on Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by a private company.
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The spacewalk, also known as an extravehicular activity (EVA), had only previously been performed by government-funded space missions.
Commander @rookisaacman has egressed Dragon and is going through the first of three suit mobility tests that will test overall hand body control, vertical movement with Skywalker, and foot restraint pic.twitter.com/XATJQhLuIZ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024
During the event the entire crew was exposed to the vacuum of space.
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Two Polaris Dawn crewmembers exited the Crew Dragon spacecraft to test SpaceX’s newly designed space suits, among other actions.
SpaceX shared views from outside of the spacecraft and from helmet-mounted cameras during the spacewalk.
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Channel 9 will have continuing coverage of the Polaris Dawn mission on Eyewitness News.
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