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The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space programSpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission aims to test newly designed spacesuits. SpaceX, CC BY-NC-ND

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 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk.

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