Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalk
by Oliver Holmes from Science | The Guardian on (#6QM0T)
Privately funded five-day mission by four astronauts led by US billionaire launches on SpaceX rocket from Florida
Four astronauts have blasted out of the atmosphere as part of a privately funded five-day mission that aims to carry out the first commercial spacewalk.
Jared Isaacman, the American billionaire founder of the electronic payment company Shift4, is bankrolling the Polaris Dawn mission and acting as commander of the crew.
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