SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Returns to Earth After First Commercial Space Walk

The history-making crew of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn has landed safely back on Earth.

SpaceX capsule (C) carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman with his crew splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas early on Sept. 15, 2024. SpaceX via AP

The history-making crew of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn has landed safely back on Earth.

Completing a successful five-day mission and reaching the farthest orbit since Apollo 17’s moon flight in 1972, the four-member crew splashed down early on the morning of Sept. 15 off the coast of Florida, as planned.