Polaris Dawn: SpaceX Launches Billionaire Into Space for First-Ever Private Spacewalk

Dragon spacecraft was delayed several times due to unfavorable weather, but conditions cleared enough for takeoff on Tuesday.

This image made from a SpaceX video shows the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Sept. 10, 2024. SpaceX via AP

SpaceX on Sept. 10 launched a commercial flight that is slated to travel the farthest from Earth since Apollo 17’s flight in 1972. The Polaris Dawn mission will also mark the first time private citizens conduct a spacewalk.

Four people, including billionaire Jared Isaacman, are on the mission.