How risky is the Polaris Dawn mission?

SpaceX is sending four people on a wild – and risky – mission into space, marking the first spacewalk conducted by a private company and a citizen astronaut. Here's what you should know. #CNN #news #SpaceX #PolarisDawn

[Anti-uever]

Uber driver here. I had the opportunity to drive pilot Scott. Picked him from space X to a gym he was so down to earth really cool guy..

[zenquantum]

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby predicted this will end with superpowers

[colinsoder]

Damn, no I'd watch CNN a lot more if they had this reporter or on all the shows

[piccalillipit]

They will probably be OK as long as they are not flying Boeing

[LastSifu]

It feels weird that NASA is not involved. I just hope they get home safely and it is productive. God speed.

[mapratt]

It took me awhile to figure out they're protecting the crew from the rest of the population. My brain was screaming they won't get germs in the vacuum of space!!!!

[polycrystallinecandy]

Humanity needs more of these trailblazers. Let's go!

[bigrockinu]

Keep getting better and better. Think big not small .

[djbowler]

Maybe don't do Missing Man formation on your arrival?

[linterresident]

The belts extend from an altitude of about 640 to 58, 000 km (400 to 36, 040 mi) above the surface, in which region the radiation levels vary. Apollo astronauts did this in stride with minimum risk. Twice in each trip.

[realquadmoo]

That’s scary and it doesn’t seem like a risk we need to be taking with their lives. We should do one thing at a time.

[proterozoicform]

Gorgeous reporter. That is all. Must be fun to be in the space industry. And hard work.

[davidceg]

Wow thanks for the reporting I appreciate it.

[josephsonora]

"GR0UND C0NTR0L T0 MAJ0R T0M....GR0UND C0NTR0L T0 MAJ0R T0M..."

[yacobz]

Oh wow, this is actually pretty sick. When I read the caption I just assumed it was a military operation. I guess that shows where my expectations lie with humanity😅

[rolfw]

Risky but definitely exciting! Fly safe :)

[austinshields]

Why do I get the vibe that the most expensive part of this mission is going to be liability insurance 😂

[jungleboy]

meanwhile, boeing's intergrated AI system says - I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That...

[AT-jmdl]

The spacewalker better has at least three different tethers attaching him to the capsule.

[TheGalacticGal]

I would not say this is "really risky" in a "omg they might not make it" sense. Yes it's pushing the boundaries of space exploration and doing things that have never been done before, but there are so many redundancies, the spacecraft has been rigorously tested, and the astronauts have been more than adequately trained.