The Polaris Dawn crew (from left): commander and financier Jared Isaacman, SpaceX missions specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, and co-pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet.
Credit: John Kraus/Polaris Program
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX has reset the launch of the privately funded Polaris Dawn mission for Aug. 28 to troubleshoot a helium leak in a quick-disconnect umbilical on the ground side of the Falcon 9 launch system. Liftoff had been targeted for 3:38 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27 from Kennedy Space Center Launch...
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