Private Space Pilot Jared Isaacman, Crew Poised For Launch

The Polaris Dawn crew (from left): Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, arrived at KSC on Aug. 19, a week ahead of their planned launch.
Credit: Irene Klotz/AW&ST
CAPE CANAVERAL—Private pilot and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 19 with three new crewmates for a SpaceX charter flight that includes depressurizing their Dragon spacecraft to test the company’s first extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits. Isaacman...
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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