Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis performed the first non-government spacewalk in history, floating outside the Polaris Dawn spacecraft. Isaacman and Gillis tested SpaceX-designed EVA suits, assessing comfort and mobility for future commercial astronauts. The spacewalk utilized a "Skywalker" scaffold and relied on umbilicals for air and communication. The mission, part of a five-day flight, aims to perfect low-cost spacesuits on the Moon or Mars.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis performed the first non-government
00:07spacewalk in history, floating outside the Polaris Dawn spacecraft.
00:11Isaacman and Gillis tested SpaceX-designed EVA suits, assessing comfort and mobility
00:16for future commercial astronauts.
00:18The spacewalk utilized a Skywalker scaffold and relied on umbilicals for air and communication.
00:24The mission, part of a five-day flight, aims to perfect low-cost spacesuits for use on
00:29the moon or Mars.
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