Monday, September 16, 2024

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission takes a new approach to spacewalks and spacesuits

How do you solve space motion sickness – so astronauts aren’t “nausea and throwing up” the entire mission?

how about you Test the new space suit Want to make sure it works not only in weightlessness, but also in the vacuum of space?

Finally, what would it be like to launch into space?

Those are some of the questions the crew of the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission will focus on as they prepare for their history-making civilian mission — scheduled to fly aboard a SpaceX Dragon aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday morning.

Florida Today interviewed two crew members of Polaris Dawn: Sarah Gillis, who is an astronaut trainer at SpaceX, and Anna Menon, who works in mission control at SpaceX and oversees crew operations.

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