Fram2 astronauts gear up for SpaceX launch

Fram2 astronauts gear up for SpaceX launch

Fram2 astronauts were busy over the weekend with preparations for their upcoming SpaceX launch for their mission to orbit Earth’s north and south poles.

SpaceX’s Fram2 Launch: A Vertical Trip to the Poles

Four amateur astronauts, four different nationalities and atypical profiles. SpaceX launched late this Monday 31 March 2025 its mission "Fram2" which is to fly over the poles.

Saudi Arabia, SpaceX Launch Eye Microbiome Study in Space

Saudi Arabia will launch its first research mission to the satellite polar orbit on Tuesday to study the eye microbiome in microgravity. The project is in collaboration with US technology company SpaceX and is part of the “Frame 2” mission. The launch will take place in Florida at 6:20 a.m. local time. The mission will research how space conditions affect the natural microbes in the human eye. Eye microbiome studies in space remain a relatively …

Artistic printing of Endurance in Space during Mission – Fram2 This past morning a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket launched the Fram2 mission. It has left the Crew Dragon Resilience in an initial orbit of 202×413 km and 90.01° inclination, although it will then be circularized. This translates into orbiting the Earth from pole to pole. Although the polar orbit is very popular for Earth observation satellites Fram2 is the first manned space mission to orb…

SpaceX launched, late this Monday, its "Fram2" mission, which is to fly over the North and South Poles of the Earth and carry a crew of four non-professional astronauts, constituting a new step in the commercial exploration of space.