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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts


The Polaris Dawn mission took off Tuesday morning. The civilian crew launched aboard a SpaceX capsule into Earth’s orbit to attempt an unprecedented spacewalk.

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