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海外TECH	Engadget	SpaceX will soon send the Polaris Dawn crew off to attempt the first commercial spacewalk	https://www.engadget.com/science/space/spacex-will-soon-send-the-polaris-dawn-crew-off-to-attempt-the-first-commercial-spacewalk-171538506.html?src=rss	Polaris Dawn a private space mission that aims to complete the first ever civilian spacewalk is expected to launch this week On X SpaceX said it s targeting Tuesday August at AM ET for liftoff of the Falcon rocket that will carry the Polaris Dawn crew to orbit Led by billionaire Jared Isaacman Polaris Dawn plans to send its crew of four private citizens as far as miles from Earth ーfarther than any human has traveled since the Apollo program The spacewalk in which two of the crew members will step outside the SpaceX Dragon capsule will take place at an altitude of miles above Earth The Polaris Dawn crew includes Isaacman CEO of Shift as commander retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Scott Kidd Poteet as its pilot and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon as mission specialists Menon will also serve as the medical officer The mission is expected to last about five days nbsp Polaris Dawn and SpaceX completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities ahead of liftoff on Tuesday pic twitter com qzRDbnVMーSpaceX SpaceX August While only two crew members will actually leave the spacecraft during the flight all will be exposed to the vacuum of space when the hatch opens ーthe Dragon capsule doesn t have an airlock It ll be a critical test for SpaceX s new Extravehicular Activity space suits which the entire Polaris Dawn crew will have to wear to keep them safe In an interview with Florida Today ahead of the mission Menon said the suits have gone through extensive testing on the ground and expressed confidence in their performance We absolutely know the suits can pressurize there Menon said adding that the team has spent a lot of time pressurizing the suits at this point Polaris Dawn will also put Starlink laser based communications to the test in space for the first time and gather data to support research into the effects of spaceflight on human health The mission comes several years in the making and is the first of three planned Polaris spaceflights This article originally appeared on Engadget at	2024-08-25 17:15:38