Watch Live as SpaceX’s Private Fram2 Crew Returns From Polar Orbit

A crew of four first-time astronauts are on their way home after spending nearly four days in a unique polar orbit. SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is set to return to Earth on Friday, and the astronauts will make their way out of the spacecraft on their own. The Fram2 crew is scheduled for splashdown on Friday, April 4 at 12:19 p.m. ET. The astronauts will ride home aboard SpaceX’s Dragon crew vehicle, which will splashdown off the coast of California. This will be the first time a crewed Dragon splashes down in the Pacific Ocean. Once back on Earth, “the crew plans to exit from the Dragon spacecraft without additional medical and operational assistance, helping researchers characterize the ability of astronauts to perform unassisted functional tasks after short and long durations in space,” according to SpaceX. SpaceX will live stream the crew’s return on the company’s website, and through the social media platform X. The webcast will begin around an hour before scheduled splashdown. Throu ... Read full article.