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Atop that Falcon 9 was a Dragon spacecraft carrying four first-time astronauts on a journey no other space traveler has taken — an orbit around Earth's poles.
From Florida Today
SpaceX launched a crew of four private astronauts into space on Monday, on the first human mission to orbit on a trajectory that passes above both the Earth’s poles.
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SpaceX video shows views of Earth's poles during crypto billionaire-funded spaceflight
A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and SpaceX is sharing a look.
SpaceX successfully launches 1st humans to travel over Earth's poles
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.
Four Civilian Astronauts Capture Imagery of Earth’s Icy Poles on Fram2, the First Crewed Mission to Polar Orbit
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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure
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.
Humans orbit Earth over North, South Poles for first time with SpaceX Farm2 mission
SpaceX made history on April 1 with its private Fram2 mission. For the first time ever, a crew orbited the Earth’s poles. Until that point, no humans had ever flown above the poles in a spacecraft. The Fram2 crew – Chun Wang,
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DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry by listening to Earth's atmosphere
Researchers with the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully used Earth's atmosphere as a sensor to detect a distant disturbance.
Nuclear-powered rocket concept could cut journey time to Mars in half
British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled Sunbird, a space rocket concept designed to meet spacecraft in orbit, attach to them, and carry them to their destination at breakneck speed using nuclear fusion.
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This Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Escape Earth Without Rocket Fuel
A bold new propulsion system, proposed by engineer Jim Woodward, suggests that it might be possible to escape Earth’s gravity without traditional rocket fuel. The idea challenges conventional physics and could drastically reshape how humans think about space travel.
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1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight
Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30). The company's Spectrum rocket lifted off from Europe's Andøya Spaceport in Norway, but suffered an anomaly 18 seconds into the flight.
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Debut flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ends in explosion
Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the vehicle activated its flight termination system, shutting down its engines and sending it tumbling nose-down into the sea “in a controlled manner,” Isar said.
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