SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Mission: A Billionaire's Bold Journey Beyond The International Space Station!

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Four civilians blasted off into space aboard SpaceX's Polaris Dawn rocket!** Led by daredevil billionaire Jared Isaacman, this mission marks the first private spacewalk and aims to reach an altitude of 870 miles, surpassing NASA's Project Gemini record. The team will test custom-made spacesuits and spend 10 hours in extreme radiation-filled conditions before returning to Earth. The mission is the first of three that Isaacman bought from Elon Musk, with the next two focusing on moon landings!

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Title: **Billionaire Astronaut Completes First Private Spacewalk
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American billionaire Jared Isaacman has become the first person to perform a private spacewalk, reaching 460 miles above Earth.
The Polaris Dawn mission, operated by SpaceX, carried four private citizens, including SpaceX engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis.
The crew tested SpaceX's new spacewalking suits and orbited higher than the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope.
Jared Isaacman, a tech entrepreneur and founder of Shift4 Payments, called Earth 'a perfect world' during the mission.

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