Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, paid an undisclosed amount for the mission. Some satellites are already in polar orbit, and researchers called it a routine flight.

No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew ...

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts is on a pioneering journey circling Earth over its poles after launching Monday ...

The crew will observe Earth's polar regions 430 kilometers above the surface, allowing the Crew Dragon Resilience to travel ...

Cheers rang out in the control room as the powerful rocket roared upward, lighting up the night sky with a long, orange plume of flame as the craft began its journey toward Earth's North and South ...

SpaceX launches private astronauts led by crypto entrepreneur on novel Earth orbit mission, expanding global spaceflight ...

The Fram2 astronauts launched on a mission like no other Monday night. For three to five days, the crew of four will orbit Earth's polar regions.

The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained ...

A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, is set to ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are expected to speak to the media in their first news conference since ...

Fram2 astronauts were busy over the weekend with preparations for their upcoming SpaceX launch for their mission to orbit ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 on June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on ...