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SpaceX confirms mission to conduct spacewalk

So why is this a big deal?

Many reasons, but here are three important ones:

• This would be an important milestone for the efforts of private companies (such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, Boeing and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin), take on the role that was previously reserved exclusively for government agenciesUntil now, only well-funded government agencies such as NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos have been able to conduct spacewalks.

• The crew also tests slimmed down space suits designed by SpaceX (looks very science fiction).

Essentially, this mission is a proof of concept that will lead to easier and cheaper access to space.

We have pictures from inside the capsule. The crew is wearing their suits and Isaacman is floating around.

If you watched the video, you probably heard the crew “initiate seat rotation.” (Translation for non-space nerds: They move the furniture around so they can move around more easily.)

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