First Private Spacewalk in History by SpaceX Astronauts

Two astronauts from a SpaceX capsule completed the first-ever private spacewalk. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and engineer Sarah Gillis, tethered to the Crew Dragon, carried out this historic feat in Earth's orbit. The spacewalk lasted about 30 minutes, testing new spacesuits and procedures for commercial spaceflight.

Two astronauts aboard a SpaceX capsule made history on Thursday by completing the world's first private spacewalk. Jared Isaacman, 41, a billionaire and pilot, exited the spacecraft around 6:52 a.m. ET, followed shortly by SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, 30. The event was broadcast live on SpaceX's website.

Isaacman remarked, 'Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, Earth sure looks like a perfect world,' as he emerged, with Earth glittering below him. The crew relied solely on their SpaceX-developed spacesuits for oxygen, connected via umbilical cords to the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The spacewalk, which lasted about 30 minutes, put to test the new spacesuit designs and procedures. The risky endeavor is part of the Polaris Dawn mission to expand the boundaries of private space travel. SpaceX's ground teams in California monitored the operation, which ended safely around 8 a.m. ET.

(With inputs from agencies.)