Polaris Dawn mission: Watch the risky private spaceflight launch humans farther than they’ve traveled since the moon landings

The history-making mission is the first of three crewed spaceflights in partnership with SpaceX, funded by Shift4 billionaire Jared Isaacman.

One of the riskiest private spaceflights in history is scheduled for launch in the early-morning hours on Tuesday (August 27, 2024).