Polaris Dawn

Polaris Dawn is a planned private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, planned to launch no earlier than November 2022.[1][2][3] The flight will be using the Crew Dragon capsule. It is the first of three planned missions in a program named the Polaris program.[4]

Polaris Dawn
Mission typePrivate spaceflight
OperatorSpaceX
Websitehttps://polarisprogram.com/dawn/
Mission duration5 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon
Crew
Crew size4
MembersJared Isaacman
Scott Poteet
Sarah Gillis
Anna Menon
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 2022[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX

Mission Patch

Isaacman, Poteet, Gillis, and Menon 

Crew
Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Jared Isaacman, Polaris program
Second spaceflight
Pilot Scott Poteet, Polaris program
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Sarah Gillis, Polaris program
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Anna Menon, Polaris program
First spaceflight

Mission

Polaris Dawn will be a human spaceflight to orbit Earth with only private citizens on board. The crew will consist of Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon, who will spend up to five days in orbit. Because Isaacman previously flew onboard Inspiration4, he will become the first person to fly onboard Crew Dragon multiple times. Mission plans include reaching an orbit higher than any previous Dragon mission and ultimately the highest Earth orbit ever flown, breaking the record set by Gemini 11.[5] Polaris Dawn will conduct research on the effects of spaceflight and space radiation on human health. The crew will also attempt the first commercial extravehicular activity (EVA) with SpaceX-designed EVA spacesuits.[6] The mission will also be the first test of Starlink's communications laser, potentially improving connection with the spacecraft.[7]

See also

References
  1. Clark, Stephen (14 February 2022). "Billionaire plans three more flights with SpaceX, culminating in Starship mission". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Polaris Dawn". Polaris Program. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. "Jared Isaacman, who led the first all-private astronaut mission to orbit, has commissioned 3 more flights from SpaceX". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  4. Sheetz, Michael (2022-02-14). "Billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman buys more private SpaceX flights, including one on Starship". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  5. Sibu Kumar Tripathi (2022-02-15). "What is Polaris Dawn mission announced by SpaceX that launches Musk's astronaut corps?". India Today. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  6. Howell, Elizabeth (2022-02-14). "Meet the four private Polaris Dawn astronauts SpaceX will launch into orbit this year". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  7. "Starlink expanding, coming to Dragon capsule on Polaris Dawn, but NASA has concerns about the constellation". Space Explored. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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