SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
Monday, 31 March 2025 Cape Canaveral (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday - a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts. Named "Fram2" after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms
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