September 19, 2024
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Discovery

Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission

PARIS — A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Sept. 15, concluding a five-day private astronaut mission that included the first commercial spacewalk. Crew Dragon’s Resilience capsule splashed down near the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico west of Key West, Florida, at 3:37 a.m. ET.

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Space

Polaris Dawn leads this week's launches; SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9s

44 Another busy week of space activities includes up to five SpaceX launches, including the Polaris Dawn mission, whose private crew will carry out an inspiring mission profile. Other SpaceX missions include three Starlink flights and another set of Starshield satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) for the National Reconnaissance Office. SpaceX has conducted 81

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