Space X mission Polaris Dawn led by billionaire Jared Isaacman splashes down after first-ever private spacewalk
THE SpaceX capsule carrying billionaire Jared Isaacman and his crew has landed back on Earth after a historic trip to space.
The tech tycoon, 41, was the first amateur astronaut to walk in space in a landmark mission on Thursday.
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This morning the SpaceX capsule carrying all four members of the crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortuga.
The Dragon capsule returned to Earth after five days in orbit completing the world’s first ever commercial spacewalk.
It landed shortly after 3.30am local time in an event live streamed by SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk.
An image taken from the footage showed the pod landing off the coast of Florida.
SpaceX wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth”.
US space ageny NASA said their mission marks a “giant leap forward” for the commercial space industry.
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