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Polaris Dawn
07 September 2024
Launch Complex 39A • Kennedy Space Center
Get your tickets for the Polaris Dawn mission now! Watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch four civilians into orbit for five days to perform groundbreaking missions and raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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NET September 7, 2024 | Polaris Dawn
MISSION DETAILS:
- Providers start: SpaceX
- Rocket type: Falcon 9 | Block 5
- Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
- Crew: Jared Isaacman (Mission Commander), Scott Poteet (Mission Pilot), Sarah Gillis (Mission Specialist), Anna Menon (Mission Specialist/Medical)
- Landing: Drone ship
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Polaris Dawn mission from Florida. Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew will spend up to five days in orbit working on the following goals: high altitude, first commercial spacewalk, in-space communications, and health impact research.
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