Live: SpaceX conducts first private spacewalk with billionaire on Polaris Dawn mission

A billionaire attempts the first-ever privately-funded spacewalk as part of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission on Thursday, 12 September. Jared Isaacman will join SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis to step out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft at 5:58am ET (10:58am BST) for a two-hour float in space at an orbit of 700 kilometres. Today’s attempt is the Elon Musk-led company’s latest and riskiest bid to push the boundaries of commercial spaceflight. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: https:/