Polaris Dawn Splashes Down Off Florida Keys

Polaris Dawn splashdown

Polaris Dawn 3:36 a.m. EDT splashdown Sept. 15, 2024.

Credit: SpaceX webcast
SpaceX’s record-setting Polaris Dawn private spaceflight ended five days in Earth orbit with a splashdown early Sept. 15 off the coast of Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX activated the new site, located northwest of Key West, to better the odds of a suitable landing location...
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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