The private mission Fram2 will start soon. Thanks to the Falcon 9 rocket from Spacex, the four -seater crew will fly into space to fly over the poles of the Earth – something that no one was done before. Researchers will conduct various scientific experiments for several days, including, among others, an attempt to grow fungi.
The crew consisting of four passengers is to fly on board the SpaceX capsule, which will take them over the poles of the Earth. This is the first time people fly with such a mission.
The mission start is scheduled for Monday, March 31 at 21.46 of the eastern time. In Poland there will be 3.46 in the morning on Tuesday, April 1. The Dragon capsule with four daredevils will be the Falcon 9 rocket from the starting complex 39 from the Kennedy Space Center NASA in Florida. The starting window will last about 4.5 hours, subsequent start tests are scheduled for 5.20, 6.53 and 8.26.
The name of the mission refers to the Norwegian ship Fram, which at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries conducted key expeditions to the North and South Pole.
Who will be on board?
The mission commander Chun Wang from Malta, who made a fortune on cryptocurrencies, will take part in the mission. It was he who financed this cosmic undertaking. The sum of the money he paid to Spacex for conducting the mission was not disclosed – writes CNN.
In addition to him, on board the Crew Dragon capsule will be the Norwegian film director Jannicke Mikkelsen, a German robotics researcher and polar artist Rabea Rogge, as well as the Australian traveler and polar farmer Eric Philips.
X -ray photo, polar aurora and mushrooms
During the multi -day mission, the crew will examine the earth from the polar orbit and will fly over the polar regions of the Earth for the first time. Over 20 experiments will be carried out, which are aimed at increasing the capabilities of people during a long -term stay in the space. The Fram2 crew in orbit also plans to take the first X -ray photo in spaceconduct exercise tests to maintain muscle and skeletal mass and grow fungi in conditions of microgravity.
The crew wants to try to see also northern lights from space.
In addition, after a safe return to Earth, the crew plans to leave the Dragon spacecraft without additional medical and operational assistance, helping scientists characterize the ability of astronauts to perform independent functional tasks after a short and long time in space.
“The mission that has not yet been”
“If you think that everything has already been achieved in manned space flights, then think again! There are many indications that today a mission that has not been yet. Because believe me or not, but people never flew in space over earthly poles” – wrote the popularizer of astronomy Karol Wójcicki in social media.
Spacex, CNN, “Wity in the Stars”
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