SpaceX Postpones Privately Funded Polaris Dawn Launch

The Polaris Dawn crew from left commander and financier Jared Isaacman, SpaceX missions specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, and co-pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet.

The Polaris Dawn crew (from left): commander and financier Jared Isaacman, SpaceX missions specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, and co-pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet.

Credit: John Kraus/Polaris Program
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX has reset the launch of the privately funded Polaris Dawn mission for Aug. 28 to troubleshoot a helium leak in a quick-disconnect umbilical on the ground side of the Falcon 9 launch system. Liftoff had been targeted for 3:38 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27 from Kennedy Space Center Launch...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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