SpaceX - Polaris Dawn - First Private Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA)

The Polaris Dawn crew will attempt the EVA from Dragon on Thursday, September 12 at 2:23 a.m. EDT, 0623 UTC, 08:23 CEST. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Friday, September 13 at the same time. Two Polaris Dawn mission crew members will perform the spacewalk after each other. They will not leave the spacecraft altogether; a special adapter at the Dragon’s nosecone will allow them to stand outside. At approximately 700 kilometers above the Earth, the crew will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA) with SpaceX-designed extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits, upgraded from the current intravehicular (IVA) suit. Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require thousands of spacesuits; the development of this suit and the execution of the EVA will be essential steps toward a scalable design for spacesuits on future long-duration missions.