US EditionSpaceX launches Fram2, first crewed mission in orbit over Earth's poles
- SpaceX launched Fram2 on Monday at 9:46 p.m. ET from Florida, marking the first crewed mission over Earth's poles.
- Bitcoin investor Chun Wang financed Fram2 to conduct a unique polar mission, following space tourism trends.
- The Fram2 crew, including Wang, Mikkelsen, Rogge, and Philips, will conduct 22 experiments in the 13-foot capsule.
- Dr. Eric Donovan stated data collection of observations is invigorating; Prussing said, "There's nothing unique to a polar orbit."
- Fram2's data, including MRI scans and sleep data, could advance understanding of health in space, and motion sickness.
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A dozen German men were already in space, but no woman yet - until now: For about four days Rabea Rogge flew around the Earth Poles with a SpaceX team. Her landing was also special.
SpaceX launched the first human space flight directly over the Earth’s polar regions on Monday: a multi-day, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts. Called “Fram2” in honor of the famous Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for expeditions to the Arctic and AntarcticaRead more...
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