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Polaris Dawn Success: Civilian Astronauts Prepare For Record-Breaking Spacewalk


A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century as they prepare for the first ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.

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