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Space X: First successful private spacewalk
For the first time in history, private astronauts performed a spacewalk on Thursday, September 12. The goal: to test the spacecraft for future missions, which are expected to multiply.
(France Info)
For the first time in history, private astronauts performed a spacewalk on Thursday, September 12. The goal: to test the spacecraft for future missions, which are expected to multiply.
This is a historic image, that of the first tourist to perform a spacewalk. In a vacuum for about ten minutes, the commander of the Polaris Dawn mission admired the Earth, Thursday, September 12, from an altitude of nearly 700 km.
A major turning point in commercial space exploration. The new thing is that we can extend this to walk on the Moon as a tourist. », estimates Vincent Heidelberg, videographer “Stardust” and author of “Space Shuttles”.
The goal of this mission: to put the new Space X suits to the test in the vacuum of space. This test shows that SpaceX is capable of making suits that can withstand vacuum. “, confirme Vincent Heidelberg.
The goal is therefore successful for Space X. The boss, Elon Musk, congratulated the crew of the mission. The Polaris program has three missions in total.