Billionaire astronaut and crew return to Earth after first private spacewalk

A billionaire astronaut and his crew have returned to Earth after taking part in the first private spacewalk. Polaris Dawn, operated by SpaceX on behalf of billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in darkness due to it being night-time locally. Carrying four private citizens, including SpaceX engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, the SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched into space on Tuesday with the crew spending five days in orbit. Read more: news.sky.com/story/polaris-dawn-billionaire-astron… #spacex #skynews #astrology SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to news.sky.com/ and download our apps: Apple itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.sk… Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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