Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Launch Complex 39A carrying Polaris Dawn to Low Earth Orbit on 10 Sept 2024, 09:23 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the mission
First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.