SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Video Shows US Billionaire on First Private Spacewalk

The U.S. billionaire Jared Isaacman has made history by becoming the first civilian to conduct a spacewalk on a commercial mission.

Isaacman and three other team members traveled into the Earth’s orbit on board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft earlier this week.

A video, posted on X by SpaceX, shows Isaacman emerging from a door in the spacecraft while looking down to Earth on Thursday.

“Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here Earth sure looks like a perfect world,” Isaacman said as he emerged.

After Isaacman returned to the spacecraft, SpaceX operations engineer Sarah Gillis emerged and conducted a series of mobility tests. She then climbed into the craft and closed the hatch.

Space X confirmed the mission was complete at 7:59 a.m. ET, writing on X: “The Polaris Dawn spacewalk is now complete, marking the first time commercial astronauts have completed a spacewalk from a commercial spacecraft!”