SpaceX: On Earth returned the billionaire astronaut, after a historic mission

She stepped on Earth her Polaris Dawn crew, after five days in orbit, thus completing the historic mission as the first space walk in the world by private individuals. Images broadcast early (07:37 hour Greece) on Sunday morning (15.09.2024) showed SpaceX’s “aircraft” astronauts, coming out of Dragon capsule on the Florida coast. “Dragon’s landing confirmed! Welcome back to Earth,” SpaceX said on the X platform (former Twitter). NASA commented, that the mission represents “a huge leap forward” for the space industry. Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, , , , — SpaceX (@SpaceX) Returning to Earth’s atmosphere, the spacecraft approached temperatures of 1,900 C from friction with the atmosphere as they moved at a speed of about 27,000 km/h. Dragon’s hatch is open and the Polaris Dawn Crew is getting ready to exit the spacecraft — SpaceX (@SpaceX) Speaking at the mission control center, Hawthorne, California, during the spacewalk, Isaacman stated: “Back home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here – it looks like a perfect world”. The four-member group, funded and guided by billionaire Jared Isaacman, traveled into space by any man for more than fifty years. The crew also participated Scott Poteet, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. During the 5 days, the crew conducted more than 40 experiments, including investigations into the effects of space missions on human health and laser communication tests between the Dragon spacecraft and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network.