VIDEO. SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: impressive images of the first private spacewalk in history
|The first private spacewalk in history that took place this Thursday, September 12th, gave rise to impressive images.
A private crew began the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional civilian astronauts on Thursday, September 12.
Watch Dragon’s first spacewalk with the @PolarisProgram’s Polaris Dawn crew https://t.co/svdJRkGN7K
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024
Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) officially began at 10:12 GMT when oxygen began to flow into the spacesuits of the astronauts.
Commander @rookisaacman has egressed Dragon and is going through the first of three suit mobility tests that will test overall hand body control, vertical movement with Skywalker, and foot restraint pic.twitter.com/XATJQhLuIZ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024
“A giant leap for the commercial space industry”
Once the spacecraft’s hatch was opened, the four crew members of the Polaris Dawn mission were exposed to the vacuum of space, and two of them, billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis, ventured into the exterior of the capsule.
Mission Specialist @Gillis_SarahE is conducting the same series of suit mobility tests @rookisaacman completed pic.twitter.com/XbS6SNFv3a
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024
The spacewalk ended after about 1 hour and 45 minutes, SpaceX said. NASA CEO Bill Nelson congratulated SpaceX, calling it a “giant step forward for the commercial space industry.”