Watch The SpaceX Polaris Crew Make History

History was made the other day as the first civilian ever participated in the SpaceX space walk. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew began the first-ever commercial spacewalk early on Thursday, and the results were exciting. Billionaire Jarod Isaacman was one of the civilians on the mission who got to enjoy this incredible experience.

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Four crew members went on this incredible journey into space. Those crew members included engineer Sarah Gillis and billionaire/tech entrepreneur Jared Issacman. As well as, pilot Scott Poteet, and medical officer Anna Menon. Sarah and Jared physically left the SpaceX capsule and ventured out into the great galaxy beyond.

However, the two who remained inside of the capsule were also suited up. PEOPLE explained why that is. It was because “the spaceship does not have an airlock, so the capsule had to be opened and depressurized for all.” The crew also “had their nitrogen removed from their blood in a process pre-takeoff” to “avoid decompression sickness.”

Issamac got reflective on the SpaceX space walk. In the video, he can be heard saying, “Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, it sure looks like a perfect world.” The video that Good Morning America shared on X (formerly Twitter) shows Issacman’s silhouette sticking out of the spacecraft as our beautiful blue planet looms behind him.

This private space mission had a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Although “weeks of unfavorable weather” caused many delays, the aircraft finally took off. In addition to being the first time a civilian went into space, this mission was also the first time that the Space X extravehicular space suits have been tested in space.

The video shares that the Space Company says on its website, “Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require thousands of spacesuits; the development of this suit and the execution of the EVA will be important steps toward a scalable design for spacesuits on future long-duration missions.”

This SpaceX space walk made history, and now scientists and civilians alike are excited to see what comes next.

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