SpaceX Polaris Project

[Dr Mordrid]

This Polaris Project will consist of three missions, two with Crew Dragon and one for the first crew Starship flight.

SpaceX has been working on an EVA suit for NASA's commercial EVA suit program.

The first mission is targeting November 2022 and be called Polaris Dawn, and two SpaceXers will be taking part

Date: Q4 2022 (targeting November)

Time: TBD

Pad: LC-39A

Vehicle: Crew Dragon (Resilience?)

Mission: dual spacewalk, very high orbit (1300 km?), test the Starlink network for spacecraft laser communications.

Crew

Commander: Jared Isaacman
Pilot: Scott Poteet
Mission Specialist 1: Sarah Gillis
Mission Specialist 2: Anna Menon

Sarah Gillis: Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, oversees their astronaut training

Anna Menon: Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, manages development of crew operations, Mission Director, and CAPCOM.

[Dr Mordrid]

If Starship has a medical bay, and is going to fly long duration missions, it's going to need the ability to do surgery and surgeons.

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/banner-ua-space-x-partner-to-host-aerospace-surgery-fellowship

Banner, UA, Space X partner to host aerospace surgery fellowship

PHOENIX — Banner-University Medical Center will host the first-ever Aerospace Surgery Fellowship in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine -Phoenix and SpaceX.

The first of its kind, the fellowship program will prepare surgeons and physicians for advanced medical care, beyond primary care of astronauts, in aerospace conditions.

Fellows will learn hyperbaric medicine, pilot orientation, flight-readiness examination, aerospace physics and physiology and delivery of care in extreme and resource-constrained environments.
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[Dr Mordrid]

Upcoming Crew Dragon doubleheader

March 30: Axiom 1 to ISS, 10-day stay

April 15: NASA Crew 4 to ISS