Musk’s SpaceX takes bold step beyond space station on the way to making humanity an ‘interplanetary species’

Space X’s Polaris Dawn mission, which will take four astronauts three times farther from Earth than the International Space Station, is expected to launch on Monday, bringing many firsts, including a commercial space walk in newly designed space suits.

The Polaris Program is a test and developmental program of innovative technology that will be used in spaceflight and ultimately bring in a new era of commercial space exploration. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk frequently references the goal of making humanity an “interplanetary speci