Space tourists went into outer space for the first time in human history

Open space/Screenshot from the video

Two non-professional SpaceX astronauts as part of the Polaris Dawn mission made the world's first spacewalk on Thursday, September 12. This happened on the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.

The crew of four astronauts reached an altitude of approximately 730 km above Earth during the space trip to orbit. The whole process lasted 1 hour 46 minutes. Reuters writes about it.

The two crew members set off one at a time, each spending about 10 minutes outside the rubber blob-shaped Crew Dragon capsule on a tether, as SpaceX once again succeeded in pushing the boundaries of commercial spaceflight.

First, American businessman Jared Isaacman stepped outside the ship. SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis followed him into open space. Two other crew members, Scott Poteet and Anna Menon, watched from inside.

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In a live broadcast, the mission tested ground-breaking equipment, including thin spacesuits and a process to fully depressurize the Crew Dragon's cabin, a technology Elon Musk hopes to advance for ambitious future private missions to Mars.

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In the future, the Polaris Down mission will be followed by a return to Earth and 3 more flights. While the details of the second and third flights of the Polaris program remain unknown, Jared Isaacman previously expressed that SpaceX's Starship could be used for the final mission, if it is ready to fly. Isaacman also suggested that future Polaris missions could help preserve and extend the lives of aging space missions.