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SpaceX launches historic privately funded mission around Earth's poles
2025-04-29 19:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Updated March 31, 2025 at 22:47 PM ETSpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions.After liftoff from the U.S., a typical crewed launch flies to the east or northeast. The privately funded Fram2 mission departed the Kennedy Space Center and flew due south over Florida and Cuba. Normally, space launches avoid populated areas in case of a catastrophic failure. SpaceX says it modified the flight software so the capsule could be eased away from population centers in case of an emergency.The Fram2 mission is bankrolled by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Chun Wang, a Chinese-born Maltese citizen. He's joined by Jannicke Mikkelsen, a film director and cinematographerfrom Norway; Rabea Rogges, an electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist from Germany; and Eric Philips, a polar explorer and private astronaut from Australia.The astronauts are expected to remain in space for three to five days, circling above the...
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