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9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission

Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight.

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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts splash down to end historic spacewalk mission (video)

The four Polaris Dawn astronauts splashed down safely off the coast of Florida today (Sept. 15), bringing an end to their historic commercial mission.

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Polaris Dawn: World's 1st commercial spacewalk was history's 20th stand-up EVA

Two private astronauts conducting the first commercial spacewalk did not so much float out of their spacecraft as they did "stand up."

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)

Two Polaris Dawn astronauts completed the world's first all-private spacewalk in their new SpaceX extravehicular activity suits, on Day 3 of the groundbreaking mission.

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Polaris Dawn crew flies higher than 1966 Gemini 11 orbital record

The private SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew has now flown farther from Earth than any astronauts have traveled since the last Apollo mission left for the moon.

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SpaceX launches rocket with civilian crew for first-ever private spacewalk

After more than two years of training for the landmark mission, four citizens including billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman were launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Tuesday. If all goes as planned, it will be the first time non-professional astronauts conduct a spacewalk.

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SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

A billionaire has rocketed back to space, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk

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SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch until at least Aug. 30 due to bad weather

SpaceX scrubbed the planned Aug. 28 launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission due to bad weather. The mission now won't fly until Friday (Aug. 30) at the earliest.

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What time does SpaceX's Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission launch?

The Polaris Dawn mission is currently scheduled to launch on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral.

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Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the crew taking 1st commercial spacewalk

Veteran astronaut Jared Isaacman, a billionaire, is funding and flying on SpaceX Polaris Dawn with three other astronauts. Here who is going to space.

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission: Live updates

Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission for billionaire Jared Isaacman.

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Billionaire's Polaris Dawn crew arrives at SpaceX launch site for 1st-ever private spacewalk flight (photos, video)

The crew of SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as their historic mission inches closer to launch.

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Doritos new safe-for-outer-space chips set for blast off: Here's how to get your own

Doritos is launching a new limited-edition flavor with an out-of-this-world mission to make space history while supporting an important cause.

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Polaris Dawn crew shows off new SpaceX spacesuits for 1st private spacewalk (photos)

SpaceX's new spacesuits look gorgeous in these photos from the Polaris Dawn crew's recent acceptance testing and training. The mission will include the 1st-ever all-civilian spacewalk.

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SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission

SpaceX is targeting July 31 for the launch of the four-astronaut Polaris Dawn mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

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How SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will attempt the 1st-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk

New details for SpaceX's privately-funded crewed launch, Polaris Dawn, paint a more complete picture of what the mission will look like, and how SpaceX's new EVA suits will play a part.

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Polaris Dawn: Everything you need to know about the 1st mission of the Polaris Program

Polaris Dawn was the first of three missions of the Polaris Program. The mission flew on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and was commanded by Jared Isaacman.

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