Blastoff! SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on first private spacewalk mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 10, 2024. Full Story: The Polaris Dawn crew consists of billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who funded and will command the mission; pilot Scott “Kidd“ Poteet, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel; and mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, both of whom are SpaceX engineers, according to . Credit: SpaceX