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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn astronauts to attempt world's 1st-ever private spacewalk (video)

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The four -person Polaris Dawn mission launched early this morning ( Sept. 10 ) at NASA 's Kennedy Space Center in Florida .

The mission aims to conduct the first -ever private private spacewalk.

Crew Dragon will raise its apogee to about 870 miles ( 1,400 km ) — higher than any human has flown since the final Apollo mission in 1972 .

The crew will spend the next five days in space, completing a few dozen experiments in the novel space environment.

The Polaris Dawn crew will parachute into the ocean in one of a handful of potential landing zones off the coast of Florida .

A recovery ship will retrieve the spacecraft and crew.

If everything goes according to plan, Polaris Dawn will be retrieved by a recovery ship off Florida 's coast.

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