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Watch live as Falcon 9 launches the @PolarisProgram’s Polaris Dawn crew on a multi-day mission orbiting Earth nitter.poast.org/i/broadcasts/1jM…

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Polaris Dawn Mission

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Achievement unlocked - apogee 1,400.7 km Forward bulkhead Draco firing during burn 🔥
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The apogee-raising burn is now complete. The Polaris Dawn crew and Dragon are now on their way to an altitude of ~1,400 km
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Dragon’s apogee-raising burn is underway and will last ~eight minutes
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Falcon 9 lifting off from pad 39A in Florida and beginning Polaris Dawn’s multi-day mission on-orbit, where they will conduct the first-ever commercial spacewalk as early as Thursday, September 12
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Once on-orbit, the crew started to conduct initial rounds of research and test @Starlink
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Dragon and the crew will remain at this altitude for ~eight orbits before the spacecraft raises itself to an altitude of 1,400 km later today
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View of Earth and Dragon’s Skywalker shortly after the Polaris Dawn crew launched into an orbit of ~190 x 1,216 km
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Elon Musk
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The @PolarisProgram astronaut mission is headed for an altitude 3 times higher than the Space Station, the furthest that humans have been from Earth in over half a century!
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Starship's fully and rapidly reusable design will exponentially increase humanity’s ability to access and utilize outer space. To unlock its full potential, and do it rapidly enough to meet commitments to national priorities like NASA’s Artemis program, Starships need to fly → spacex.com/updates/#starship…
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Photos from today's launch of the Polaris Dawn mission from pad 39A in Florida
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Falcon 9 launches @PolarisProgram's Polaris Dawn, Dragon’s 14th human spaceflight mission
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Dragon will initiate a two-day pre-breathe process to prepare the crew for their upcoming spacewalk on Thursday, September 12
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Follow Dragon and Polaris Dawn during their mission → spacex.com/follow-dragon
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The Polaris Dawn crew is now in Zero-G!
Polaris
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We're excited to introduce Asteroid, our favorite Shiba, now floating with our crew in zero gravity. Here's the story behind her mission role and the how Liv Perrotto helped bring her to life for the crew.
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Dragon has separated from Falcon 9's second stage
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Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway
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Liftoff of Polaris Dawn!
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T-35 minutes until liftoff. Propellant load of Falcon 9 is underway and Dragon’s escape system is armed
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