The SpaceX Fram2 mission launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at the opening of its launch window, at 9:46 p.m. ET.Sign up for our NewslettersWeather in the area,

The Fram2 mission, led by a crypto investor, launched on a Falcon 9 rocket, using SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Resilience to carry four astronauts.

Fram2, a first-of-its-kind private mission to send four astronauts into polar orbit around Earth, is about to launch

The four-person crew, led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will spend three to five days on a rare flight path around Earth’s poles.