Tag: Polar
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Solar Orbiter makes first ever observations of Sun’s south pole, reveals messy magnetic field
Following a flyby of Venus in February that successfully increased its orbital inclination around the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter recently imaged the Sun’s poles for the first time. The images are the first to show how the Sun’s immense magnetic field interacts at its poles, and will improve scientists’ understanding of the…
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Fram2 crew discuss first human mission to orbit Earth’s poles
The first four humans to orbit Earth’s poles are sharing their experiences from their historic mission. In a discussion with NSF, the crew of Fram2 provided insight into their groundbreaking mission and what it’s like to view Earth from polar orbit. On March 31, 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from LC-39A at the…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to fly five missions during busy week
Five Falcon 9 missions launched this week, including the first-ever crewed mission to a polar orbit and several Starlink missions. Internationally, China also launched two missions, and Russia plans to send Soyuz to the International Space Station to conclude the week. The week kicked off with Falcon 9 launching Starlink Group 6-80 into low-Earth orbit…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to fly five missions during busy week
Five Falcon 9 missions launched this week, including the first-ever crewed mission to a polar orbit and several Starlink missions. Internationally, China also launched two missions, and Russia plans to send Soyuz to the International Space Station to conclude the week. The week kicked off with Falcon 9 launching Starlink Group 6-80 into low-Earth orbit…
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SpaceX launches Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit
SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The mission, featuring a collection of civilian scientists, entrepreneurs, and explorers flying onboard Crew Dragon Resilience, is the first-ever human spaceflight mission to fly to a polar orbit. Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Resilience occurred on Monday, March 31, at 9:46 PM…
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SpaceX launches Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit
SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The mission, featuring a collection of civilian scientists, entrepreneurs, and explorers flying onboard Crew Dragon Resilience, is the first-ever human spaceflight mission to fly to a polar orbit. Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Resilience occurred on Monday, March 31, at 9:46 PM…
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SpaceX successfully launches Transporter 2 mission with 88 satellites
SpaceX launched the Transporter 2 mission on Wednesday, June 30 at 15:31 EDT (19:31 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This followed an attempt on Tuesday where the countdown was held at T-30 seconds due to an aircraft violating the range’s restricted airspace. This was the second dedicated…