SpaceX Shares Stunning Polar Views From Its Historic Fram2 Mission

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday night, sending four amateur astronauts on an unprecedented journey around Earth’s poles. The mission is traveling where no crew has gone before, and SpaceX just revealed the first views of the planet’s chilly polar regions from above. SpaceX released a short video taken from the Dragon crew vehicle, showcasing the incredible view from the freshly launched Fram2 mission. “First views of Earth’s polar regions from Dragon,” the company wrote on X. Fram2’s four-person crew is traveling in a polar orbit around the planet, where they are set to spend three to five days carrying out research from their unique vantage point. First views of Earth's polar regions from Dragon pic.twitter.com/3taP34zCeN — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 1, 2025 Fram2, named in honor of the original ship that reached both Earth’s Arctic and Antarctic regions, lifted off on March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The private mission launched a crew of fi ... Read full article.