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Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission slips to mid-2024


A private astronaut mission that includes the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft has suffered another delay, to at least the middle of this year.

WASHINGTON — A private astronaut mission that will feature the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft has suffered another delay, this time to at least the middle of this year. SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk, in a presentation to company employees posted online Jan. 12, hinted at the difficulties in spacesuit development. Besides the spacewalk, the mission will test intersatellite communications using optical links between the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Starlink satellites.

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