The Polaris Dawn astronauts from left: Anna Menon, Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis. The four spent hours on Tuesday doing science experiments in orbit after launching ...

Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk. It’s expected to launch Aug. 27, ...

Polaris Dawn mission update: SpaceX Dragon takes crew to highest orbit in 50 years The four astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission traveled to 870 miles above Earth on Tuesday, the highest humans ...

Polaris Dawn has lots of science on board. The SpaceX mission will fly high in Earth orbit to investigate how the human body changes under the extreme conditions of space.

Four non-government astronauts are about to embark on what could become a defining mission to the upper reaches of Earth's orbit when Polaris Dawn potentially launches within a week. On the agenda for ...

The Polaris Dawn mission, led by Jared Isaacman, founder of the payment services company Shift4, is a collaboration with SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk.

(THE CONVERSATION) SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 ...

Polaris Dawn’s high-flying orbit will send humans farther from Earth than they have been in more than 50 years. At its peak, Polaris Dawn plans to reach an orbit of more than 850 miles (1367 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 ...

Polaris Dawn’s high-flying orbit will send humans farther from Earth than they have been in more than 50 years. At its peak, Polaris Dawn plans to reach an orbit of more than 850 miles (1367 ...