SpaceX launches Fram2, first crewed mission in orbit over Earth's poles

Fram2 mission: Historic SpaceX flight over Earth's poles ends with splashdown in California

Four private spacefarers on a mission known as Fram2 set out to become the first humans to fly in orbit over both Earth's North and South poles.

Capitalism Triumphs as SpaceX Is First to Achieve New Orbit

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The first people to fly in space over the poles got this stunning view

SpaceX has taken four people on the first spaceflight over Earth's North and South Poles on a three- to five-day mission, called Fram2.

SpaceX Fram2 mission: Why this is first of its kind and what it achieves

SpaceX recently made history by launching the Fram2 mission, the first of its kind, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:16 AM on April 1 (IST). The mission, utilising a Falcon rocket and Crew Dragon capsule, transported four astronauts on a groundbreaking journey over Earth’s poles. This marks the first time a crewed spaceflight has taken such a route. Funded and commanded by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, the mission also includes …

SpaceX video shows views of Earth's poles during crypto billionaire-funded spaceflight

A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and SpaceX is sharing a look.

'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles

The recently launched Fram2 mission, which is funded and led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will attempt to grow mushrooms, test out hormone diapers and X-ray civilian astronauts. However, experts say that these novel experiments are unlikely to yield meaningful results.