SpaceX collaborated with the Polaris Program for a historic launch on Tuesday morning.
The Polaris Program is funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman who is also the mission commander.
Four civilian astronauts are in orbit, making their way to record-breaking heights on the Polaris Dawn Mission.
The four-person crew is expected to conduct experiments that will aid in future long-duration missions. The first-ever commercial space walk is expected to take place.
SpaceX's "Falcon 9" launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 5:23 a.m. carrying the civilian astronauts in a Crew Dragon capsule.
The original launch was scheduled for August 26, but it was pushed back multiple times.
The crew is traveling to an altitude more than three times higher than the International Space Station, which will be the highest that humans have reached since the final Apollo moon mission in 1972.
Joining Isaacman on board is pilot Scott Poteet, mission specialist Sarah Gillis and mission specialist/medical officer Anna Menon.
36 studies related to human health during long-duration spaceflights are expected to be conducted.
At the same time, the civilian astronauts will be testing the new extravehicular activity suits developed by SpaceX.
The Starlink laser-based communication system is also going to be test.
The mission is expected to last five days with the historic spacewalk happening on day three.
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