Polaris Dawn Mission Comes to a Close

Returned to Earth Early Sunday Morning off the Florida Coast

Sep 15, 2024

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After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, completing the first human spaceflight mission of the Polaris Program.

Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit on Tuesday, September 10 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy S…

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