Watch: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission blasts off

The expedition, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, will attempt the world's first private spacewalk.

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The mission is funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman and is the second privately-crewed mission from SpaceX - the spaceflight company founded by Elon Musk.

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