Billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman becomes the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space
"Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here Earth sure looks like a perfect world," he says as he steps out into space
Press watch live above to see stunning views – including from a camera mounted on Isaacman's helmet
Mission specialist Sarah Gillis followed Isaacman's spacewalk – they're now back in the spacecraft
Isaacman is bankrolling the Polaris Dawn mission which blasted off in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship on Tuesday – they'll return to Earth on Saturday
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One small step for man, one giant leap for the mega rich
He’s been commander of _two_ space missions now, I don’t think he’s a “non-professional” astronaut TBH.