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Polaris Dawn

07 September 2024

Launch Complex 39A • Kennedy Space Center

Get your tickets for the Polaris Dawn mission now! Watch SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch four civilians into orbit for five days to perform groundbreaking missions and raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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Polaris Dawn Crew

NET September 7, 2024 | Polaris Dawn

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Providers start: SpaceX
  • Rocket type: Falcon 9 | Block 5
  • Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
  • Crew: Jared Isaacman (Mission Commander), Scott Poteet (Mission Pilot), Sarah Gillis (Mission Specialist), Anna Menon (Mission Specialist/Medical)
  • Landing: Drone ship

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Polaris Dawn mission from Florida. Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew will spend up to five days in orbit working on the following goals: high altitude, first commercial spacewalk, in-space communications, and health impact research.