Ensimmäinen yksityisavaruuskävely on nyt totta! SpaceX:n Polaris Dawn -miehistö teki historiaa avaruudessa. Tule mukaan seikkailuun!
Torstaina SpaceX:n Polaris Dawn -aiheinen avaruusmatka kirjoitti historian kirjoja, kun neljä eri taustalla olevaa avaruusmatkailijaa astui ensimmäisen kerran avaruuteen yksityisen missio mukaisesti. Miehistön johtajana toimi miljardööri Jared Isaacman, jonka kumppanina avaruudessa oli SpaceX:n oma insinööri Sarah Gillis. Tämä ei ollut vain tavanomainen avaruusseikkailu, vaan historiallinen hetki, jossa yksityiset kansalaiset avasivat tien kohti uusia galaksia. Kukapa olisi uskonut, että avaruuteen voi pitkän matkan päästä myös ilman astronauttimme perinteistä sinistä haalaria!
Polaris Dawn -misseio ei ainoastaan rikkonut rajoja yksityiselle avaruusmatkailulle, vaan se viesti myös tulevaisuuden mahdollisuuksista. Kun Jared ja Sarah astuivat ulos Crew Dragon -kapselista, he eivät vain kävelleet avaruudessa, vaan avasivat oven siihen, mitä tulevaisuus voi pitää sisällään – energisiä ja innovatiivisia yksityishenkilöitä, jotka rallattelevat avaruuden äärettömyydessä. Matka sisältää viiden päivän kokeellisen ajanjakson, joka on mahdollista markkinoida myös muille kuin valtioiden avaruusjärjestöille.
Samalla kun Polaris Dawn -miehistöä juhlistetaan avaruudessa, voi miettiä, mitä kaikkea voimme oppia tästä ennennäkemättömästä tutkimusmatkasta. Nykypäivän maailmassa yhä useammat kansalaiset ovat kiinnostuneita avaruudesta, eikä pelkästään katsoessaan Star Wars -elokuvia. Joskus avaruuteen pääseminen voi tuntua likeiseltä fantasialta, mutta Polaris Dawnin myötä mahdollisuus on nyt käden ulottuvilla niin sanotuille tavallisille kuolevaisille.
Kun avaruuskävelyt ja yksityismatkat kehittyvät, voimme vain kuvitella, millaisia innovatiivisia kokeiluja tullaan näkemään tulevaisuudessa. Tämä ensimmäinen askel yksityisille avaruusmatkailijoille voi johtaa vielä suurempiin saavutuksiin, kuten avaruuden turismiin ja jopa avaruuskatastrofien palautukseen. Valmistaudu tulevaisuuden avaruusmatkailuun! Avaruus on rikkaampi ja monimutkaisempi, mutta nyt meillä on myös rosoisia ja rohkeita kansalaisia, jotka ovat valmiita astumaan sisään maailmaamme, joka on aina ollut vain haave.
A crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule embarked on the world's first private spacewalk on Thursday, as an astronaut eased out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft ...
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space.
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading the Polaris Dawn mission, and Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, exited and re-entered their spacecraft in a test of ...
The four-member civilian crew will return to Earth to cap a five-day trip after completing an experimental spacewalk.
SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept. 12) during the third ...
Their spacewalk began at 6:12 a.m. ET, having been delayed a few hours. During the outing, Isaacman and Gillis exited the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on a tether ...
Why it matters: This is the first time private citizens have been exposed to the vacuum of space — about 430 miles above Earth. The Polaris Dawn mission is also ...
A billionaire has stepped out for the first private spacewalk, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavor hundreds of miles above Earth.
WASHINGTON—A crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule embarked on the world's first private spacewalk on Thursday, as an astronaut eased out of the Crew Dragon ...
The Polaris Dawn mission includes billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who is expected to perform the first spacewalk by a private citizen in a live ...
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space. Jared Isaacman, who has amassed a fortune through ...
A pioneering private crew made history Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts, marking a giant leap forward for the ...
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space. Jared Isaacman, who has amassed a fortune through ...
Mission commander and billionaire Jared Isaacman was first to climb the newly installed Skywalker stairs and poke half his body outside the Dragon capsule. For ...
Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew began preparing for the endeavor soon after blasting into orbit on Tuesday for a five-day flight. SpaceX announced ...
Two members of the Polaris Dawn mission's crew — Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis — stepped outside of SpaceX's Dragon capsule, protected from the harsh ...
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space. Jared Isaacman, who has amassed a fortune through ...
Four private citizens orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule are set to perform the first private spacewalk on Thursday morning.
A groundbreaking civilian spacewalk saw two astronauts partially exit a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule wearing a brand new design of spacesuit.
Jewish tech billionaire Jared Isaacman was one of two private astronauts aboard a SpaceX spacecraft to complete on Thursday the first-ever commercial ...
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SpaceX's current mission is supposed to be the first of three Polaris missions, all funded by Isaacman and SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company. The goal of ...
Two astronauts stepped out of the SpaceX Dragon capsule to perform the world's first private spacewalk.
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission already reached record altitudes. The entire spacecraft was exposed to the vacuum of space and two citizen astronauts ...
If needed, additional spontaneous launch opportunities are available until 9:49 p.m., and a backup window opportunity opens Friday at 6:35 p.m..
The Falcon 9 rocket launch will set a new record for Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the first time that 31 orbital missions have taken off in a calendar ...
On Sept. 12, SpaceX is planning on launching 21 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
A billionaire kicked ...
Despite the curtain of overcast California skies SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully sent off 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell ...
The crew includes Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, Polaris Dawn's financer; his close friend and former US Air Force pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet; and SpaceX ...
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 4:52 a.m. EDT (0852 UTC), which is the opening of a four-hour ...
AST SpaceMobile confirmed the milestone launch of its first five commercial satellites on Thursday morning. These satellites will start service for the ...
The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites.
United Airlines will be equipping its planes with free in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX's Starlink internet service next year, the airline announced Thursday, ...
SpaceX has previously signed deals with Hawaiian Airlines and semi-private airline JSX. Delta and other carriers have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi ...
SpaceX's latest Starlink satellite launch lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 12, adding to a constellation of more than 6300 operational ...