2024-08-23 17:55:09
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Polaris Dawn: Testing SpaceX's Capabilities for a Commercial Space Program
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SpaceX launching Polaris Dawn mission on Aug. 27; Crew Dragon to reach highest orbit; four-person crew includes billionaire Jared Isaacman; first-ever private spacewalk by Isaacman and Gillis; mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon; science and technology tests planned; five-day mission duration; livestream on Space.com; Polaris Program; live webcast after return to Earth.
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Anna Menon of Polaris Dawn wrote a book for her children. She'll read it to them in orbit
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Anna Menon, a SpaceX engineer, wrote a children's book "Kisses from Space" to read to her kids from orbit during the Polaris Dawn mission. The book is inspired by her family's commute stories. Menon co-authored the book with her cousin Keri Vasek, and it was illustrated by award-winning artist Andy Harkness.
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Polaris Dawn: Another small step to Mars?
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Polaris Dawn, a private mission, will break the record for highest orbit set by NASA's Gemini 11 mission, conduct a spacewalk in the hazardous Van Allen Belts discovered by physicist James Van Allen, test new spacesuits, study effects of space travel on human biology including Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome and decompression sickness, and trial laser communications using SpaceX's Starlink. The mission is part of a three-part program, with the third mission being the first crewed..
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Rocket Report: A ULA sale tidbit; Polaris Dawn mission is on deck
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The Rocket Report covers the successful launch of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, the explosion of Rocket Factory Augsburg's first orbital launcher, and the potential sale of United Launch Alliance to Sierra Space. The report also mentions that Sierra Space was spun off from Sierra Nevada in 2021, and that Lockheed Martin and Boeing are in talks to sell their stake in ULA.
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Polaris Dawn: Private Raumfahrtmission soll Montag starten | heise online
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Die private Weltraummission Polaris Dawn des US-Milliardärs Jared Isaacman startet am Montag vom Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Die vierköpfige Besatzung, bestehend aus Missionskommandant Isaacman, Pilot Scott Potent sowie den SpaceX-Raumfahrtingenieurinnen Sarah Gillis und Anna Menon, wird in einer Dragon-Kapsel mit einer Falcon-9-Rakete ins All fliegen, um neue Raumfahrttechnologie zu testen, darunter einen neuen Raumanzug und laserbasierte Satellitenkommunikation mit Starlink-Satelliten...
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