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Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week

Four astronauts from the Polaris Dawn mission — from left, Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sarah Gillis (mission specialist), Anna Menon (mission specialist/medical officer) and  Scott “Kidd” Poteet (pilot), say they've gone through some 2,000 hours of simulator training to prepare for an ambitious visit to space. (Polaris Program)
Four astronauts from the Polaris Dawn mission — from left, Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sarah Gillis (mission specialist), Anna Menon (mission specialist/medical officer) and Scott “Kidd” Poteet (pilot), say they've gone through some 2,000 hours of simulator training to prepare for an ambitious visit to space. (Polaris Program)

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