SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Mission: A Historic Private Spacewalk
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Mission Name | Polaris Dawn |
| Launch Date | August 26, 2024, at 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 GMT) |
| Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 rocket |
| Capsule | Crew Dragon capsule, Resilience (third flight) |
| Duration | Five days |
| Mission Commander | Jared Isaacman (American billionaire, financed the Polaris Program) |
| Pilot | Scott "Kidd" Poteet (Retired US Air Force Lt. Col.) |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Sarah Gillis (SpaceX's lead space operations engineer for astronaut training) |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Anna Menon (SpaceX's lead operations engineer for crew operations development, medical officer) |
| Key Objectives | First private spacewalk, test new SpaceX spacesuits |
| Spacewalk Duration | 2 hours |
| Pre-Launch Arrival | August 19, 2024, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Training Duration | Two years |
| Special Snacks | Zero Gravity Cool Ranch Doritos (oil-based coating to prevent powdered topping from floating) |
| Snack Sponsor | Chris Bellinger, Chief Creative Officer of PepsiCo Foods North America |