Polaris Dawn Launch Delayed

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Polaris Dawn mission

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The Polaris Dawn launch has been pushed back a day and is now planned for Wednesday, August 28 after a helium leak was detected ahead of its takeoff.

The mission was delayed yet again, this time due to unfavorable weather conditions not at liftoff, but during the targeted splashdown time at the end of the mission.

The four -person crew will fly farther than any mission using SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to date, while also soaring through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt for the first time since the days of the Apollo missions.

The launch will be streamed live on X; follow along by clicking the link here.

The mission will last up to five days ; at the farthest point, the spacecraft will propel the crew to 1,400 kilometers from Earth .

At the end of the mission, the crew will splash down off the coast of Florida .

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