Astronauts in a demo flight headed by billionaire-pilot Jared Isaacman are testing leading-edge technologies pivotal to SpaceX’s quest to land human explorers on Mars.

Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk

A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as "a giant leap forward" for the space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman,

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission made history on September 12, 2024, by conducting the first-ever civilian spacewalk. Financed by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who commanded the mission, the Crew Dragon capsule launched on September 10,

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission made history by completing the first-ever spacewalk conducted solely by civilian astronauts. The mission, which launched on Tuesday, featured billionaire Jared Isaacman aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Astrophysicist Doctor Brad Tucker discusses Elon Musk’s SpaceX making history by successfully completing the world’s first commercial spacewalk.

The successful operation further reinforces that space travel is no longer the exclusive province of professional astronauts working at governmental space agencies like NASA, and now neither is the derring-do of spacewalks,

Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman opens the hatch of a Dragon spacecraft and makes his way through to open space, together with crewmate Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, the first private citizens to ever achieve the feat.

Two crew members of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission are attempting the first ever privately-funded spacewalk.Billionaire Jared Isaacman stepped out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft just before midday to begin a two hour float in space at an orbit of 700 kilometres – nearly double the altitude of the International Space Station.