In article <vsii2g$11p8h$[email protected]>,
Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:

“First Views Of Earth's Polar Regions from SpaceX's Dragon Capsule >As Fram2 Mission Underway”

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/first-views-earths-polar-regions-spacexs-dragon-capsule-fram2-mission-underway

“Seventeen days after Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully rescued two
stranded astronauts from the International Space Station, the rocket
company that dominates the space race launched a crew of four private >astronauts—led by a crypto entrepreneur—on the first-ever human >spaceflight to orbit Earth over its poles.”

"SpaceX's sixth private astronaut flight (called "Fram2") blasted off
atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida late Monday night, sending the Crew Dragon capsule >Resilience into a polar orbit."

“SpaceX's website outlined more specifics of the polar-orbiting mission:”

During their multi-day mission, Dragon and the crew will explore Earth
from a polar orbit and fly over Earth's polar regions for the first
time. They will also conduct 22 research designed to help advance
humanity's capabilities for long-duration space exploration and
understanding of human health in space. Throughout Fram2's time
on-orbit, the crew are planning to take the first x-ray in space,
perform exercise studies to maintain muscle and skeletal mass, and grow >mushrooms in microgravity. Additionally, after safely returning to
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.

Super cool !

Lynn

Wonder if they'll be able to see down into Pellucidar?
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