Published 09/12/2024 10:51:00 a.m.

SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk

Billionaire Jared Isaacman made history by completing the first private spacewalk on Thursday with SpaceX, soaring hundreds of miles above Earth.
Isaacman exited the capsule first, and footage captured cheers from mission control at Cape Canaveral during the spacewalk.
The Polaris Dawn mission aims to test new spacesuits and is considered SpaceX's riskiest mission yet due to its lack of a safety airlock.

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BBC News

Who is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who made the first private spacewalk - La Opinion

At the age of 16, the businessman founded a company that is now key in processing payments for hotels and restaurants. But his passion has been aeronautics.

09/12/2024 7:06:20 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman performs first private spacewalk with SpaceX, testing new spacesuits in high-risk endeavor.

09/12/2024 6:29:15 p.m.·India

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The Independent

SpaceX’s first private spacewalk with billionaire on Polaris Dawn mission

Watch live as a billionaire attempts the first-ever privately-funded spacewalk as part of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission on Thursday, 12 September.

09/12/2024 9:10:13 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully complete first commercial spacewalk

A billionaire stepped out for the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavour hundreds of miles above Earth.

09/12/2024 12:56:02 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Makes History With First-Ever Private Spacewalk

A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as "a giant leap forward" for the space industry.

09/12/2024 6:56:53 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

SpaceX mission sends billionaire Jared Isaacman on first ever private space walk

The four-person SpaceX crew successfully handled several challenges that face astronauts when they venture beyond Earth and went further than any human has in the past 50 years

09/12/2024 9:20:42 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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