A pioneering private crew made history as the first civilians to perform spacewalks, advancing commercial spaceflight.
This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. – After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make history September 12, 2024, with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
A short time later, Isaacman unlatched the hatch and climbed through, gripping a structure known as “Skywalker,” outfitted with hand and footholds, as a breathtaking view of Earth unfolded below him. Prior to hatch opening, the crew completed a “prebreathe” process to purge nitrogen from their blood, preventing decompression sickness caused by nitrogen bubbles. The cabin pressure was gradually reduced to match that of space.
“The risk is greater than zero, that’s for sure, and it’s certainly higher than anything that has been accomplished on a commercial basis,” former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe told AFP.
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