“The Ukrainian flag was unfurled in space The crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission unfurled the Ukrainian flag with the UNITED24 logo in space at an altitude of 1,400 km.”, — write on: unn.ua
American entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman, a friend of the platform and our ambassador Scott Kelly, led the trip. The purely civilian crew included 4 people – they were the ones who unfurled the blue-yellow flag with the number 24 in the capsule of the Dragon 2 spacecraft.
During the mission, which was broadcast entirely live, Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis took turns exiting the capsule, performing a series of maneuvers over Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean, and returning. “We know this is just one step in a much longer journey, and we’re very proud to be a part of it,” Jared modestly comments on his achievement. “We all have a lot of work to do at home, but from here Earth seems like a perfect world.”
Two years ago, Jared supported Scott Kelly’s fundraiser through UNITED24, donating $100,000 to the ambulance. Now, thanks to him, the Ukrainian flag traveled in an elliptical orbit at a record distance since the time of the Apollo program – 1400 km from Earth.