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The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a multiday orbital expedition set to feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is now scheduled to launch on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. (Got ghost   Sick Hantu)
An op plan released by agency indicates a 4-hr launch window opening @3:33 (0733 GMT) on Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, backup opportunities on Saturday & Sunday. Elon Musk's sai. Organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Polaris Dawn mission aims to reach a peak altitude of 870 miles (1,400 k/m) the highest for any crewed mission in over half a century, since NASA's Apollo program.

Highlight of mission, 1st spacewalk by a 4-member crew composed entirely of non-professional astronauts, wearing, newly developed SpaceX extravehicular activity (EVA) suits. The launch was delayed twice last week, due to technical issue?, with launch tower and subsequently be'cos of weather constraints affecting the splashdown phase. Complicating matters further, a separate SpaceX Falcon 9 mission lost 1st stage booster, typically performs a precision upright landing on a drone ship.

This incident led to a temporary grounding, since lifted, of the prolific launch vehicle heavily relied upon by NASA and private companies for deploying astronauts and satellites into orbit.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-spacex-pol...early.html