Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible.” ...

Four private astronauts were sent into orbit on March 31 aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft as part of the historic Fram2 mission, the first human spaceflight over the Earth’s polar regions. Notably, ...

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.

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth's surface over time, making them critical for weather monitoring, climate research, and reconnaissance.

The Fram2 mission is named after the Fram ship that was the first to reach Earth’s polar regions in the late 1800s and early ...

The captivating footage was taken through the Dragon's Cupola, a unique, all-glass dome on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, ...

Uranus Findings Can Aid the Study of Exoplanets Now more than 30 years into its mission, the Hubble Space Telescope has ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Fram2 mission will be the first human spaceflight around Earth’s polar regions, as the commander shares with Spectrum News what this new adventure means to him.

The Fram2 mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, is funded by Chinese-born Chun Wang. Traveling alongside Wang is Norwegian cinematographer Jannicke Mikkelsen, ...

The Fram2 astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A on a stormy Monday night. Here's what we know about this mysterious mission of firsts.

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is set for liftoff on Monday at 9:46 p.m. ET, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch a private crew of astronauts on board a Dragon ...