Groundbreaking SpaceX Spacewalk with Jared Isaacman and Crew
Monday, 16 September 2024, 17:00
Jared Isaacman and SpaceX's Historic Spacewalk
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA's moonwalkers.
- SpaceX's capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers, and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot.
- They pulled off the first private spacewalk while orbiting nearly 460 miles (740 kilometers) above Earth.
- Their spacecraft hit a peak altitude of 875 miles (1,408 kilometers) following Tuesday's liftoff.
- Isaacman became only the 264th person to perform a spacewalk since the former Soviet Union scored the first in 1965, making this a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
Significance of the Spacewalk
Until now, all spacewalks were done by professional astronauts. The involvement of SpaceX and private individuals like Isaacman represents a transformative era in space exploration.
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