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SpaceX launches private astronauts on 1st crewed polar orbit

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The unusual trajectory was chosen to honor the group’s interest in polar exploration.
Yahoo |
These four astronauts are on the first-ever mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole
Space.com |
The quartet will circle our planet over both of its poles — a trajectory no human spaceflight mission has ever taken before.

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