Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is launching a mission on August 26 that will be the first time a civilian will perform a spacewalk.
A spacewalk is the most dangerous task ever undertaken by government astronauts.
SpaceX’s mission involves a billionaire, a retired military pilot and 2 company employees.
The four have been training for more than 2 years for this mission and will perform spacewalks in Earth’s orbit using the Crew Dragon capsule.
The mission is also the first test of SpaceX’s new spacesuits and, if successful, will be a major milestone for the company.
The head of this mission is Jared Isaacman, a billionaire, and he says that we don’t know what will change with this mission, it’s just the first step in that direction.
He and others were made part of the mission under the Polaris program.
But Jared Isaacman refused to say how much he has spent on this mission, but according to an estimate, this amount will be in the millions of dollars.
The mission, named Polaris Dawn, will also include former pilot Scott Poteet, two SpaceX women, Sarah Giles and Anna Menon.
During the spacewalk, Crew Dragon’s cabin will be gradually depressurized, meaning all four astronauts will be able to test the new spacesuits, but only Jared Isaacman and Sarah Giles will be outside the spacecraft.
The mission will take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on August 26 and remain in Earth orbit for 6 days.
So far, government astronauts from the United States, Russia, European Space Agency, Canada and China have performed spacewalks.
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