Polaris Dawn (Not disclosed)
Funding Details
- Awarder
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- Date Award
- August 22, 2024
- Vertical
- Space Exploration
- Funding URL
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Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2022
- Traction
- The mission is set to launch on August 26, 2024, and has undergone extensive planning and preparation, including addressing technical challenges related to the spacesuits and Starlink technology.
- Organizations Involved
- SpaceX, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Founders
- Jared Isaacman
- Company Description
- Polaris Dawn is a private astronaut mission that aims to conduct the first commercial spacewalk and test advanced technologies such as laser intersatellite links with SpaceX Starlink spacecraft. The mission will involve a four-person crew and is designed to last five days, reaching altitudes as high as 1,400 kilometers, the highest for a crewed mission since Apollo 17.
- Market
- Commercial Spaceflight
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, US