US EditionSpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
- A daredevil billionaire launched into orbit aiming to perform the first private spacewalk, venturing farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo missions.
- The spacewalk, scheduled for Thursday, will involve private citizens but will not go far from the capsule.
- Isaacman and SpaceX's Sarah Gillis will test custom suits while ensuring they remain in contact with the capsule.
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The first civilian spacewalk will start on Thursday morning. Jared Isaacman (41) and Sarah Gillis (30) will take a 15-minute walk in specially designed spacesuits at 10:55 Dutch time, 700 kilometers from Earth.
Premiere in space: For the first time, astronauts from a private company wanted to attempt an extravehicular activity in space. Now the exit has been postponed - for unknown reasons.
The first commercial spacewalk will be postponed by three hours. The space company SpaceX did not initially give a reason.
American billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX specialist Sarah Gillis will attempt the first commercial spacewalk on Thursday as part of the Polaris Dawn mission. The start of the event is delayed by about three hours, the couple is not expected to get out of the ship's cabin until after noon CET. Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft delivered them and two other private astronauts into Earth orbit on Tuesday.
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