Posted on 09/09/2024 9:09:29 PM PDT by House Atreides
Polaris Dawn is a crew mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft. The Polaris Dawn crew (Commander Jared Isaacman, Pilot Scott Poteet, and Mission Specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon) will spend up to five days in orbit, flying higher than any Dragon mission to date and will attempt to reach the highest Earth orbit flown since the Apollo program. The Polaris Dawn crew will support scientific research designed to advance both human health on Earth and our understanding of human health during future long-duration spaceflight, be the first to test Starlink laser-based communications in space, and will attempt the first spacewalk from any Commercial Spacecraft.
What a production! BS!
Thanks! Space nerd here too.
Elon Musk is almost single handedly bringing us the future.
“ What a production! BS!”
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Yes, I know (based on some of your earlier posts) that you think this is all digital fiction made up by a grifter named Elon Musk. That’s OK, feel free not to watch it.
And here is the coverage by SpaceX itself:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=polarisdawn
I hope it’s able to take off this time. The delays have driven me nuts and it’s bound to be driving the crew even more nuts.
I’m glad it’s a night shot. They’re spectacular!
Look up ICD-10 code F21.
Wow special kind of stupid believe this us all fake
T-Minus 1 hour PING....pending weather.
Live:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=polarisdawn
And the crew is going into the Van Allen Belt on this mission!! That should generate more ICD-10 codes! ;-)
Forgot the Van Allen link:
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-astronauts-earth-van-allen-radiation-belt
9 minutes now.
Fasten your Van Heusen seat belt....T-minus 5 minutes PING!
Mission info./facts:
https://www.space.com/polaris-dawn-facts-about-mission
Even more Polaris program info.:
https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/
(Polaris Dawn in orbit successfully...space walk on Thursday)
Perfect launch, orbital insertion and booster retrieval.
This is a private flight, not sponsored by government. The first such endeavor in history.
I hope Musk did not buy Boeing thrusters.
Are you old enough to remember the TV movie “Salvage” from 1978 about DIYer trying to get into space, with Andy Griffith?
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