Update 8/27: The Polaris Dawn launch has been pushed back a day and is now planned for Wednesday, August 28 after a helium leak was detected ahead of its takeoff. After a nearly three-year interlude, ...

Polaris Dawn is a commercial spaceflight program design to push the limits of space travel and exploration while testing new spacesuit designs, according to the Polaris Dawn website. "This Dragon ...

We’ve wrapped up our live coverage for the day. Read more about Polaris Dawn’s historic milestone here, or scroll through the posts below to relive the first commercial spacewalk as it happened. First ...

The Polaris Dawn crew is filling their plate with lots to do during their five-day mission to Earth orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Here's how to watch the recorded livestream from the launch of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which took place at 5:23 a.m. on Tuesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...