The Fram2 mission marks a milestone as the first private mission to fly crewed astronauts over both the North and South poles. Led by entrepreneur Chun Wang, the crew of four, which includes diverse backgrounds from cinematography to robotics, captured stunning views of Antarctica, described as a pure white expanse with no visible human activity. Launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the mission navigated a challenging orbital path to achieve its unique trajectory, allowing them to conduct science experiments while enjoying unparalleled sights of our planet's polar regions.
"Hello, Antarctica," tweeted Chun Wang, the crypto entrepreneur who financed and is leading the private space mission, Fram2. "Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible."
Wang remarked that he's surprised that he couldn't spot any human presence on the frigid continent - which probably shouldn't be entirely surprising, since the entire enormous continent is afforded such a view only home to a few thousand people.
Unlike other crewed missions, Fram2 struck a high orbital inclination... putting its path directly above the Earth's North and South poles. This has never been done by a crewed mission before.
In our age of burgeoning space tourism, however, practical concerns like those can be ignored: Fram2 launched southward, instead of embarking on the standard launch trajectory.
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