SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk – live: Billionaire attempting spacewalk on ‘dangerous’ mission – as crew exchange fist bumps

The final checks are now being carried out ahead of the scheduled spacewalk in a few minutes.

During the live broadcast, the crew members will be referred to as follows:

EV1: Jared Isaacman, commander

EV2: Sarah Gillis

Support 1: Scott Poteet

Support 2: Anna Menon

And a reminder of the scheduled timings – though these could change:

10.58am UK time: Start of procedure/suit purge and leak checks

11.28am: Hatch unlocked and opened

11.31am: Mission commander Jared Isaacman exits and starts suit tests

11.44am: He returns to his seat

11.49am: Mission specialist Sarah Gillis exits

11.57am: She returns to her seat

11.58am: Hatch closed and repressurisation begins

12.48pm: Repressurisation complete