Billionaire Jared Isaacman completed first private spacewalk [Video]

A billionaire has stepped out for the first private spacewalk, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavour hundreds of kilometres above Earth.

Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew waited until their capsule was depressurised before popping open the hatch on Thursday.

Isaacman emerged first, joining a small elite group of spacewalkers who until now had included only professional astronauts from a dozen countries.

“Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, it sure looks like a perfect world,” said Isaacman.

The commercial spacewalk is the main focus of the five-day flight financed by Isaacman and Elon Musk’s company, and the culmination of years of development geared toward settling Mars and other planets.

All four on board donned SpaceX’s new spacewalking suits to protect themselves from the harsh vacuum.

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