The Polaris Dawn mission, a privately funded venture managed by SpaceX, successfully completed the first private spacewalk. While lauded for its achievements, the mission has also drawn criticism regarding potential violations of the Outer Space Treaty and concerns about billionaire-funded space endeavors.
We’ve officially entered a new era of private spaceflight. Yesterday, the crew of Polaris Dawn , a privately funded mission managed by SpaceX, officially performed the first private extra-vehicular activity, commonly known as a spacewalk. The spacewalk was a success, along with the rest of the mission so far. But it’s attracted detractors as well as supporters. Let’s take a look at the mission objectives and why some pundits are opposed to it.
Another first is that this crew is the farthest any private space passengers have ever been from Earth. In fact, they are farther away from Earth than anyone since to Apollo missions in the 1960s and 70s. Their list of things to do so far away from home includes monitoring 36 scientific experiments ranging from monitoring bone health to how to control motion sickness during spaceflight.But the mission has attracted its share of detractors too.
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