The first images from SpaceX’s mission “Fram2,” which completed the first manned space flight to Earth’s polar orbit, have been received. SpaceX launched the special Fram2 mission on Monday, sending four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule to some of the farthest points on Earth. These astronauts are capturing the mesmerizing views they are encountering and sharing them with the world. On Tuesday morning, SpaceX shared a captivating video recorded during the mission, showing the white-covered landscapes of the polar regions through the capsule’s dome window. SpaceX announced this historic moment as “First Images from Earth’s Polar Regions from Dragon.” Elon Musk’s space transportation company SpaceX successfully carried out the first manned space flight to Earth’s polar orbit under the “Fram2” mission. The Falcon-9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft, with mission commander crypto billionaire Chun Wang, Norwegian cinematographer Jannicke Mikkelsen, Australian polar researcher Eric Philips, and German robotics researcher Rabea Rogge on board, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 21:46 local time. The Falcon-9 rocket’s first stage booster, featuring reusability, successfully landed on an unmanned platform named “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after launch. The crew, expected to reach an altitude of 422 kilometers and traverse between the North and South Poles multiple times during the 3 to 5 day mission, will have the opportunity to explore the North and South Pole regions which have not been fully observed from the International Space Station (ISS) before on an orbit with an inclination of 60 to 90 degrees. During this time, astronauts are set to conduct 22 experiments aimed at improving human health and performance in space for future long-term missions. It is reported that the mission, with an end date yet to be determined, will conclude with a landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California.
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