SpaceX launches 'Polaris Dawn' mission with all-civilian crew | DW News
Four civilian astronauts have embarked on a daring space mission. Earlier today, Elon Musk's company SpaceX launched its 'Polaris Dawn' mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four-strong crew is travelling further into outer space than humans have ventured since the Apollo moon landings half a century ago. The crew includes a billionaire tech entrepreneur, who's part-funding the mission. They're due to perform the first-ever spacewalk conducted by private citizens.
For more on this, we're joined by space expert Keith Cowing, the Editor of NASAWatch.com.
00:00 SpaceX launches 'Polaris Dawn' mission
00:33 Interview with Keith Cowing
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