On Thursday morning, two crew members of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will attempt the first ever privately-funded spacewalk. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis plan to step ...

Polaris Dawn is poised to make history. The spacewalk, or extravehicular activity (EVA), will take place on the third day of the mission — so, on Thursday (Aug. 29). SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn team ...

Billionaire Jared Isaacman, a one-time nominee to head NASA, led a historic Polaris Dawn private spaceflight that launched ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The private Polaris Dawn astronauts keep notching milestones in Earth orbit. The four-person ...

Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, on Thursday participated in the first-ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of ...

A Falcon 9 rocket streaked into the black predawn sky above Florida on Tuesday, carrying four people on the most ambitious private human spaceflight to date. The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission, led ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX is standing down from its launch opportunities for the Polaris Dawn mission. The company said this was because of unfavorable weather conditions. The launch was scheduled ...

Update for Sept. 9: SpaceX is counting down toward a 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 GMT) launch of the Polaris Dawn mission. A livestream is scheduled to go live at about 12:05 a.m. EDT (0405 GMT). Follow our ...

The Polaris Dawn astronauts have exited the SpaceX Dragon capsule to expose themselves to the void of space while 435 miles ...

SpaceX has once again pushed back the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which is expected to carry four private citizens to space, this time because of an unfavorable weather forecast. The company ...

A first-of-its-kind mission is set to blast off from Florida in late August, embarking four private citizens on a journey that aims to make history on several fonts, including spacewalking outside a ...

The private Polaris Dawn astronauts keep notching milestones in Earth orbit. The four-person Polaris Dawn mission launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Tuesday morning (Sept. 10). Later ...