Elon Musk shares photos of Earth's poles from SpaceX's historic Fram2 mission

ANI April 1, 2025 177 views

SpaceX has launched a groundbreaking mission called Fram2, marking the first time humans have orbited Earth's poles. The mission features four private astronauts who will conduct 22 innovative scientific experiments, including growing mushrooms in space and performing in-orbit medical imaging. Led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, the team will spend three to five days in space, testing human capabilities in unique orbital conditions. Their mission represents a significant milestone in private space exploration and scientific research.

"This is the first time humans have been in orbit around the poles of Earth!" - Elon Musk
Washington DC, April 1: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday reshared images of the first views of Earth's polar regions captured by SpaceX's Dragon capsule, which blasted into space a day ago.

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First crewed spaceflight to orbit Earth's poles

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Conducting 22 unique scientific experiments

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Includes pioneering mushroom growth in space

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Private astronaut mission with no prior space experience

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"This is the first time humans have been in orbit around the poles of Earth!" wrote Musk, the Space X CEO and Founder on the social media platform X.

On March 31, SpaceX launched the private astronaut mission named 'Fram2' from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. it is billed as "the first crewed spaceflight ever to orbit Earth over the planet's poles."

The mission, commanded by Chinese-born cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and three more crewmates- vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, pilot Rabea Rogge of Germany, and Australian Eric Phillips who is Fram2's medical officer and mission specialist.

None of the four private astronauts have ever been to Space before.

The mission is expected to last three to five days, according to SpaceX.

The crew will perform 22 scientific experiments over the course of the mission, including growing mushrooms in space for the first time ever and taking X-rays of the human body in orbit, also never attempted before.

They are expected to return to Earth with a splashdown at sea.

"After safely returning to Earth, the crew plans to exit from the Dragon spacecraft without additional medical and operational assistance, helping researchers characterize the ability of astronauts to perform unassisted functional tasks after short and long durations in space," Space X said.

Reader Comments

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Sarah K.
These photos are absolutely breathtaking! 😍 It's amazing how space exploration keeps pushing boundaries. Makes me wonder what other firsts we'll see in my lifetime!
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Marcus T.
While the mission is impressive, I can't help but think about the carbon footprint of these billionaire space ventures. Shouldn't we focus more on solving Earth's problems first?
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Jamie L.
Growing mushrooms in space? That's wild! 🍄 I wonder if they'll taste different. The scientific experiments sound super interesting - hope they share the results publicly.
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Aisha R.
The diversity in the crew is really inspiring! Four different nationalities working together in space - this is how humanity should always operate. Safe travels to the team!
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David P.
I'm curious about the name "Fram2" - is this a reference to the original Fram polar expedition ship? If so, that's a brilliant homage to exploration history.
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Taylor W.
The images are stunning, but I wish the article had more technical details about the camera equipment used. Would love to know how these compare to NASA's Earth observation photos.

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