The private space mission announced a year ago today will attempt to reach the highest Earth orbit ever.
mission in 2021, the world's first all-civilian spaceflight which was commanded by Isaacman.
In addition to aiming for a record-breaking orbit, the Polaris Dawn crew will undertake several other groundbreaking objectives. These include performing the first extravehicular activity for a commercial mission in which a civilian astronaut spacewalks outside a craft. This will see the first use of SpaceX's EVA spacesuit.
The team will also conduct scientific research designed to advance both human health here on Earth as well as improving our understanding of how long-duration spaceflights impact health. This will include the use of wearable technology such as contact lenses that monitor changes in the shape of astronauts' eyeballs, and ultrasonic devices that measure the crew's physiology and biometrics during launch and after splashdown.
The scientific research will be conducted by the crew during their 5-day mission using an extensive suite of roughly 38 science research experiments from 23 institutions developed via collaboration with a wide range of universities and scientific institutes. The mission also has humanitarian goals with the crew visiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee during their year of preparation meeting with medical staff and patients and raising funds for the hospital. The Polaris Dawn team will also provide the Starlink space-based internet network to 100 schools in Chile and Brazil, improving internet connectivity for deprived communities., also known as the"North Star.
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