Carrying four private citizens, the mission tested a number of new SpaceX suits, with Jared Isaacman taking part in a 15-minute spacewalk.
A billionaire astronaut and his crew have returned to Earth after taking part in the first private spacewalk.
Polaris Dawn, operated by SpaceX on behalf of billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down at 8.37am today (UK time) in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in darkness due to it being night-time locally.
Carrying four private citizens, including SpaceX engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, the SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched into space on Tuesday with the crew spending five days in orbit.
“We are mission complete,” Isaacman radioed, as the capsule bobbed in the water awaiting the recovery team.
In a live feed relayed back to Earth, speaking during the spacewalk, he could be heard saying: “Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world.”
All four members of the Polaris Dawn crew wore SpaceX’s new spacewalking suits to protect themselves and a main aim of the mission was to test these suits.
