SpaceX Pioneer Private Spacewalk Mission

SpaceX launched a private crew, including a billionaire, a retired pilot, and two employees, on a groundbreaking spacewalk mission. The five-day Polaris Dawn mission aims to test new spacesuit designs and features the first private spacewalk. The crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX has launched a private crew on a milestone spacewalk mission, taking another step forward in commercial space exploration.

The mission, dubbed Polaris Dawn, features a billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot, and two SpaceX employees, who blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning.

The primary goals of the five-day mission are to test new spacesuit designs and conduct the first-ever private spacewalk, showcasing SpaceX's expanding capabilities in the private space sector.

(With inputs from agencies.)