SpaceX Successfully Conducts First Manned Spacecraft Launch Over the North and South Poles, Paving the Way for Human Colonization of Mars
Space X Launches Private Space Shuttle Over Earth’s Polar Regions
Space X has launched a space shuttle carrying four private space passengers over the North and South Poles for the first time. This program, named Fram2, spans several days and is funded by cryptocurrency tycoon Wang Chun, who is flying alongside three other astronauts. The program includes experiments such as growing mushrooms in a microgravity environment and conducting X-ray checks inside the shuttle. The scenario of astronauts growing potatoes on Mars for emergency sustenance depicted in the movie “The Martian” suggests that successfully cultivating mushrooms in space could significantly enhance the feasibility of human colonization of Mars, which is a dream of Elon Musk that is gradually becoming a reality.
Elon Musk reposted Space X’s article on X, excitedly stating that this is humanity’s first endeavor to orbit both the South and North Poles!
On Monday night, the entire shuttle crew boarded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Commander Wang Chun stated before the launch, “We embody the pioneering spirit of early polar explorers, bringing back new data and knowledge to advance the long-term goals of space exploration.”
Wang Chun, a Maltese explorer born in China, is also a co-founder of cryptocurrency companies F2pool and Skitfish. He financed this flight plan and selected three other crew members to fly with him, including Norwegian photographer Jannicke Mikkelsen as flight commander, robotics expert Rabea Rogge as mission pilot, and Eric Philips as medical officer. The team underwent eight months of training, including wilderness adventures in Alaska to simulate living in confined spaces under harsh conditions.
Fram2 Mission Objectives
During the multi-day mission, the crew will explore Earth from a polar orbit and will be the first to fly over the Earth’s North and South Poles. The astronauts will conduct up to twenty-two research studies aimed at enhancing humanity’s long-term ability to explore space and understanding human health conditions in space. Throughout the entire process of the Fram2 mission, the crew plans to perform the first X-ray checks and exercise studies in space to maintain muscle and bone mass, as well as grow mushrooms in a microgravity environment. Upon safely returning to Earth, the crew plans to exit the spacecraft without additional medical and operational assistance, aiding researchers in describing astronauts’ ability to perform tasks unaided after short and long-duration stays in space.
Key Research During the Flight
The MushVroom growing mission will witness the first batch of mushrooms grown in space. The Oura Rings sleep study will further examine the quality of astronauts’ sleep while in orbit. Ultra-fine MRI equipment will scan the astronauts’ brains immediately after their return to Earth to study how microgravity affects brain structure.
Continuous glucose monitors will track glucose regulation in a microgravity environment to understand how SpaceX can better serve diabetic astronauts in the future. Hormona tests and applications will be used for women’s health research, investigating how reproductive hormones in women are affected by microgravity. Space THAL will research blood health and anemia under microgravity conditions and the implications for future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
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