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 ...

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, ...

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 latest SpaceX launch is on a historic mission: reaching the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo program. Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn at 3:23 a.m. MT/ 4:23 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at NASA ...

On Aug 27, all eyes will be on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a historic flight. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to propel the Dragon crew capsule and four private astronauts into space.

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 ...

In what marks a milestone for the future of commercial space travel, the crew of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience are stepping outside their spacecraft in the first private spacewalk. Part of the wider ...

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 ...

You'll have to get up early, or stay up late. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update for Sept. 12: SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn ...

Early Tuesday morning, Polaris Dawn flew through the atmosphere, taking its four crewmembers to the highest altitude humans have experienced since the Apollo era, where they will conduct the first ...