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Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon Splashdown

Atlantic Ocean Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn

The Crew Dragon for Polaris Dawn will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing its crew back to Earth after spending 5 days in orbit.

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LL2 • Sept. 15, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started


Nosu • Sept. 14, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

Adding splashdown time


Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 14, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Added splashdown.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 10, 2024, 9:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.

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