Author: Hugh Cameron

In a groundbreaking moment for commercial space travel, the crew of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience will embark on the first private spacewalk on Thursday morning as part of the Polaris program, led by billionaire Jared Isaacman in collaboration with SpaceX. The four-person crew of Polaris Dawn reached an elliptic orbit 870 miles from Earth, setting a new milestone in human space exploration. Two crewmembers are preparing for a historic two-hour spacewalk outside the dragon capsule, marking the first extravehicular activity by a non-governmental crew. Audiences can watch the spacewalk at 5:58 a.m. ET through live webcasts on SpaceX’s website and…