WATCH REPLAY: Fram2 Polar Mission Splashdown Successful in Pacific Ocean Off California
By Space Coast Daily // April 4, 2025
mission marks the first crewed spaceflight to orbit over Earth's poles
Watch Dragon and the @framonauts return to Earth after orbiting the Earth’s poles for almost four days → https://t.co/vSt6tfeLZG https://t.co/ERTGAPJwke
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 4, 2025
WATCH REPLAY: The Fram2 mission crew returned to Earth Friday with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at approximately 12:19 p.m. Eastern Time. This mission marks the first crewed spaceflight to orbit over Earth’s poles.
The mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 31, 2025, carrying a crew of four private astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Resilience.
Crew Members include Chun Wang (Mission Commander), Jannicke Mikkelsen (Pilot), Rabea Rogge (Mission Specialist) and Eric Philips (Mission Specialist and Medical Officer).
Objectives: The mission aimed to conduct 22 scientific experiments, including capturing photographs of auroras, studying the effects of space motion sickness, and attempting to grow mushrooms in space.
Recovery Operations: This splashdown marks the first time a Crew Dragon mission will conclude with a landing in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams are prepared to retrieve the crew and spacecraft promptly upon landing.
