SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew has successfully completed a groundbreaking five-day mission to orbit, culminating in a safe splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule landed off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, at 3:37 a.m. ET on Sunday.
The Polaris Dawn mission made history by achieving a higher altitude than any human has traveled in the past five decades. Notably, the crew conducted the world's first commercial spacewalk during this mission, marking a significant milestone for privately funded and operated space endeavors.
