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SpaceX’s Fram2 Mission Captures First-ever Video of Earth’s Polar Caps from Space

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Business Honor
02 April, 2025

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, with four astronauts, reveals stunning footage of Earth’s Polar Regions from space.

With the historic launch of the Fram2 mission, SpaceX provided the first-ever video of Earth's polar caps. This unparalleled accomplishment was made by the Resilience Crew Dragon capsule that departed from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Fram2 is run by Chun Wang, a Maltese entrepreneur and crypto currency millionaire. He has Norwegian Jannicke Mikkelsen as his vehicle commander, German Rabea Rogge as his pilot, and Australian Eric Phillips as his medical officer.

Four astronauts were on their first space journey, marking an important progress in human spaceflight. By projecting these remarkable advancements in space travel and providing a fresh viewpoint on our earth from space, the film has captivated millions of viewers worldwide with its splendid representation of the Polar Regions. Each of these astronauts will orbit the planet at a height of around 440 kilometers, conducting a variety of scientific studies and examining its northern and southern poles.

SpaceX used its Dragon spacecraft, which has a history of successfully completing human spaceflight missions, for the Fram2 mission. The spacecraft has already been used on missions such as Crew-1, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn. This flight serves as another example of the Dragon capsule's adaptability and dependability in completing challenging human space exploration missions. In order to better understand human health in space, the Resilience Crew Dragon astronauts will be carrying out 22 research projects.

The Fram2 mission represents the next phase of humankind's space future as well as another significant milestone in space exploration. It proves how scientific studies that will directly benefit Earth, particularly in the areas of sustainability and healthcare, are attracting the attention of space missions. The world eagerly awaits what these missions will reveal about the future as astronauts continue to push the boundaries of space exploration.