Headline: SpaceX Prepares For First Manned Polar Flight
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A (LC-39) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida ahead of the scheduled Fram2 launch.
The first all-civilian mission crew of four will be making history as the first human spaceflight mission to fly over the Earth's poles during their multi-day mission.
The civilian crew consists of cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur Chun Wang as the mission commander, vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen, vehicle pilot Rabea Rogge, and mission specialist and medical officer Eric Philips.
They are set to launch aboard the Dragon capsule at 9:46 p.m. EDT on Mar. 31, 2025, with 3 backup launch opportunities within the approximate 4.5-hour window. (Credit Image: © Jennifer Briggs/ZUMA Press Wire)
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