Polaris Dawn Crew Including Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman Don SpaceX Spacesuits Designed For Spacewalks Ahead Of Mission: 'Profound Feeling'

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Polaris Dawn crew recently wore SpaceX‘s newly developed EVA spacesuit for the first time in a vacuum environment and performed a series of spacesuit acceptance rests in preparation for a spacewalk during their upcoming mission.

The testing of the spacesuits was held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas between June 24 and 28 using a historic chamber facility used to test spacesuits during the Gemini and Apollo space programs.

What Happened: The tests, which included familiarising with how the spacesuit performs in a vacuum, marked the final significant test milestone for the spacesuit.

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Author / Journalist: Anan Ashraf

Category: Technology

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Topics: Polaris dawn Jared Isaacman Mobility Elon Musk SPACE Benzinga News SpaceX Tech

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Published On: 2024-07-19 @ 12:16:45 (12 hours ago)

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