ESPAÇO
SpaceX testa novo fato espacial para passeios privados
August 26, 2024 -
A missão Polaris Dawn da SpaceX deverá lançar quatro astronautas
num voo de cinco dias para tentar o primeiro passeio espacial privado.
Será um teste decisivo para os novos fatos espaciais da SpaceX.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral not earlier than August 26.
After reaching the highest orbit flown by a Dragon – 1,400km – the capsule will descend to a 700-km cruising orbit where the astronauts will attempt the first-ever commercial spacewalk.
This will test SpaceX's newly developed spacesuits, formally called Extravehicular Activity (EVA), which feature heads-up displays, helmet cameras and thermal management textiles.
The new uniform is described as an evolution of the spacesuits currently worn by astronauts aboard Dragon missions, which are designed solely for remaining within pressurized environments.
While making history outside their Dragon capsule, the crew will be the first to test Starlink laser-based communications systems that SpaceX believes will be critical to future missions to the moon and eventually Mars.
- Polaris Dawn (SpaceX)
- SpaceX's Polaris crew set for first private spacewalking mission next week (Reuters)
- Polaris Dawn: SpaceX is about to launch a billionaire and 3 others into orbit on civilian mission (USA Today)
- SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission (Popular Science)