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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts splash down to end historic spacewalk mission

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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission splashes down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida .

The historic private flight was funded, organized and commanded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman .

It was originally scheduled to launch in 2022 , but it was pushed back repeatedly due to the mission's novelty and complexity.

The Polaris Dawn mission was the first of three planned missions in the Polaris Program .

The program seeks to learn more about how spaceflight affects the body and mind.

The mission carried 36 science experiments for 31 different institutions.

The astronauts did some cultural and financial outreach as well.