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Polaris

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Polaris

@PolarisProgram

A first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities while continuing to raise funds & awareness for important causes on Earth

Joined November 2021

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Sep 13, 2024
HARMONY OF RESILIENCE: Recorded in space and sent to Earth via @SpaceX’s @Starlink constellation, Polaris Dawn crewmember and violinist @Gillis_SarahE invites you to enjoy this music moment in support of @StJude & @ElSistemaUSA → polarisprogram.com/music
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Sep 10, 2024
Polaris Dawn launches to orbit
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Sep 12, 2024
SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have completed the first commercial spacewalk! “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world.” — Mission Commander @rookisaacman during Dragon egress and seeing our planet from ~738 km
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Sep 12, 2024
Polaris Dawn Flight Day 3 Update Early Thursday morning at 7:58 a.m. ET, the Polaris Dawn crew successfully completed the world’s first spacewalk – also known as an extravehicular activity (EVA) – from Dragon at 732.2 km above Earth. Shortly after arriving in space on
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Sep 11, 2024
Orbiting Earth on board Dragon, the Polaris Dawn crew talked with families of @FoldsofHonor, an organization providing educational scholarships to spouses and children of America's fallen and disabled military service-members and first responders 🇺🇸
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Sep 12, 2024
Hello Earth - We are so grateful for all the support! Please enjoy two recent photos from our mission and stay tuned for our next message 🎶 Sent to you from space over a beam of Starlink laser light 🛰️ - Crew of Polaris Dawn
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Sep 10, 2024
Polaris Dawn Flight Day 1 Update The Polaris Dawn crew completed their first day on-orbit, also known as Flight Day 1. After a successful launch by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:23 a.m. ET, the
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Sep 13, 2024
Join the Polaris Dawn crew to learn details behind some of the ~40 science and research experiments being conducted during the mission. Many of these experiments will provide valuable data regarding human health in space ahead of future long-duration space missions
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Sep 12, 2024
Mission Commander @rookisaacman outside Dragon for the first commercial spacewalk
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Aug 25, 2024
More photos from Polaris Dawn and SpaceX’s full rehearsal of launch day activities → flickr.com/photos/polaris…
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Sep 15, 2024
Happy, healthy, home: Polaris Dawn safely splashed down after completing the first spacewalk from Dragon, reaching new heights in Earth’s orbit, testing Starlink in space, and conducting ~40 science experiments. A new era of commercial spaceflight dawns, with much more to come.
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Sep 12, 2024
Orbital sunset from Dragon
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Aug 24, 2024
Early this morning, the Polaris Dawn crew visited the hangar at 39A to see Falcon 9 and Dragon before they rolled out to the pad
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Sep 12, 2024
Polaris Dawn Flight Day 2 Update The Polaris Dawn crew began Flight Day 2 with an incredible milestone – Dragon reached an apogee of more than 1,400 kilometers, marking the farthest humans have traveled in space since the completion of the Apollo program over 50 years ago.
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