• @[email protected]
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    63 months ago

    No, that’s this one, funded by a crypto billionaire, announced a week ago and launching in ~4 months.

    Polaris Dawn is funded by a payments processing billionaire, announced 2.5 years ago, and launching this month.

    • Pennomi
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      63 months ago

      And Polaris Dawn is actually going to be doing something interesting - testing brand new EVA suits, possibly in preparation for future service missions.

      The other mission is only interesting because no humans have flown a polar orbit yet. That’s more of a tourism first than an engineering/science benefit.

      • @[email protected]
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        53 months ago

        They will go through the Van Allen Belt to study the radiation there and the first commercial EVA ever !

        This is a huge milestone for SpaceX and commercial space exploration.