Even though everything had been trained for years and tested for months, there was a lot of tension in the air on Thursday. There should be one Day for the history books become. This is what it has become: The one first private spacewalk was successfully completed.
The billionaire and hobby astronaut Jared Isaacman was the first person to perform an EVA (extravehicular activity) as part of a commercial mission, followed by his colleague Sarah Gilliswhich was the second to exit through the hatch into space.
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Movement tests were the focus
More specifically, the two astronauts did not fully exit SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. Rather, they have their upper bodies stretched out into space up to their knees. Free outside the spaceship They didn’t float around.
The focus of the exit, which lasted several minutes, was Mobility tests – So how well do you feel in the new ones? SpaceX spacesuits can move. According to the astronauts’ radio communications, the space suits have a high degree of freedom of movement.
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The first private spacewalk in pictures
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Finished without incident
After a few minutes, Isaacman and Gillis traded off. He sat back down in his seat and Gillis completed the same movement checks. When she crawled back into the cabin and the hatch was closed, they Live images from the spaceship canceled.
Only when the cabin pressure was rebuilt could the astronauts be seen again. After a little more than 1.5 hours the whole spectacle was already over. The first private spacewalk was ended without incident.
