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SpaceX crew becomes 1st to orbit Earth’s poles

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SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time in history, a crew of four people are getting to see Earth's North and South poles with their own eyes.

Smithsonian Magazine · 1d

Four Civilian Astronauts Capture Imagery of Earth’s Icy Poles on Fram2, the First Crewed Mission to Polar Orbit

The mission, funded and commanded by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was launched by SpaceX on Monday and has grabbed headlines for its flight path

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First humans to orbit Earth’s poles capture breathtaking images of ‘pure white’ region during historic SpaceX mission

Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible.”

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Motion Sickness Hits Hard as Space Tourists Describe Polar Orbit Adventure

After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.

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Private SpaceX mission launches humans on 1st polar orbit

SpaceX chalked up another human spaceflight Monday night, taking four civilians on a trip around the Earth that has never ...

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Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

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SpaceX launches 4 people on a polar orbit never attempted before

The four-person crew, led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will spend three to five days on a rare flight path around ...

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SpaceX flight launches 4 space tourists into first-ever polar orbit

The SpaceX passengers, a Chinese bitcoin investor and three explorers, will be on the historic flight for 3 1/2 days.

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Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit

The three satellites, designated Kosmos 2581, 2582 and 2583, launched on a Soyuz-2.1V rocket from Plesetsk cosmodrome early ...

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Watch Live as SpaceX Launches Private Crew to Elusive Polar Orbit

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is set for liftoff on Monday at 9:46 p.m. ET, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday ...

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