Four private astronauts conduct the first commercial spacewalk
NPR's Geoff Brumfiel fills us in on the first private spacewalk, which took place this morning.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
This morning, the private company SpaceX has completed the first commercial spacewalk. Here's NPR's Geoff Brumfiel, who sent this voice memo.
GEOFF BRUMFIEL, BYLINE: This was definitely one of the most technically challenging missions SpaceX has tried, but it seemed to go according to plan. Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who paid for this flight, opened the hatch.
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JARED ISAACMAN: Hatch open.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: SpaceX copies, hatch open.
BRUMFIEL: He went outside, got a nice look at Earth, spent about 10 minutes out there, and then it was SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis' turn. She went out, came back inside, and sealed it up. It's a big win for SpaceX. They're hoping that their suits can someday be used to carry astronauts to the moon and Mars.
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