Falcon 9 • Polaris Dawn

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Polaris Dawn mission is commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, making his second trip to space. He is joined on the all-private mission by pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet, and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. The first stage booster B1083 made its fourth flight and landed on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” about nine and a half minutes after launch. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from November and December 2022, March 2023, April 2024, early summer 2024, Aug. 26 and 27. Delayed from Aug. 28 due to poor recovery weather at the end of the planned mission timeline.