SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission has sent four humans to the farthest distance from Earth since the Apollo 11 moon landing. Overcoming technical and weather challenges, the crew used the Falcon 9 rocket to reach low-Earth orbit, traveling 1,400 km away from Earth. The mission includes a spacewalk and critical research on how spaceflight affects human health.

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• 4-member crew reaches farthest point from Earth since 1969.
• Falcon 9 rocket propels crew 1,400 km away into low-Earth orbit.
• Crew members: Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon.
• Multi-day mission includes first all-private spacewalk on September 12.
• SpaceX suits used for extravehicular activities.
• Mission gathers health data for NASA’s Human Research Programme.
• Tests on blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature.
• Insights to aid future deep space travel to Moon, Mars.
• Elon Musk congratulates crew with an inspiring poem.
• Mission marks progress in private space exploration.