Polaris Dawn Mission Set to Break Apollo’s Altitude Record: Future Humans to Reach 1,400 km Above Earth

Named Polaris Dawn, the mission could achieve another feat upon launch: reaching an altitude of 1,400 km, which will be the furthest from Earth reached by humans since the Apollo program, which came ending in 1972. The International Space Station (ISS), for For example, it is 420 km from Earth.