SpaceX Fram2 First polar astronaut mission
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The mission is the first human spaceflight to orbit around Earth's poles.
From USA TODAY
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday was set to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have...
From Reuters
This mission is carrying humans into an orbit around the North and South poles for the first time.
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Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and South poles.
With Elon Musk’s attention divided among his many companies, Shotwell's been the steady hand ensuring the rocket maker delivers on its ambitious plans. She’s profiting handsomely.
A Bitcoin investor's privately funded SpaceX mission has made history by launching the first-ever human spaceflight over both poles, combining adventure, science, and a bold new orbital path.
The crew will observe Earth's polar regions 430 kilometers above the surface, allowing the Crew Dragon Resilience to travel from the North to South Pole under an hour.
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NASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch rosterSpaceX's Starship megarocket, the world's most powerful rocket, is officially on NASA's list for future launches.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it closed out a review into SpaceX's explosive Starship test flight in January, but said another review into the rocket's subsequent testing explosion in March remains open.
A North Dakota senator has raised questions about the U.S. Space Force potentially canceling planned military satellite development contracts in favor of SpaceX-produced satellites called Starshield.
The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.
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