In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, which will air on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, the crew — billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — described the emotional side of their five-day journey.

Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight.

Back from space just over 48 hours, the crew of Polaris Dawn took to X (formerly Twitter) to describe what the entire experience felt like.

SpaceXs Polaris Dawn mission accomplished several milestones during its five-day journey, including the most remote spacewalk in history. Crew members conducted 36 groundbreaking experiments, advancing knowledge in

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission set new records in space exploration, including the first private spacewalk and the highest orbit since the Apollo era. The mission’s success marks a significant step forward for commercial space ventures.