# Falcon 9 Block 5 | Fram2: launch

> Falcon 9 Block 5 by SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Flown: Success.

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## Facts

- Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Fram2
- Mission: Fram2
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
- Pad: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): Tue, Apr 1, 01:46 UTC (2025-04-01T01:46:50.000Z)
- Launch window: 2025-04-01 01:46 UTC to 2025-04-01 06:26 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: Fram2 is the world’s first astronaut mission to polar orbit. Named after the Norwegian polar research ship Fram, the Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch into a 90° circular orbit from Florida, making it the first human spaceflight to fly over Earth’s polar regions from low-Earth orbit. A cupola will be installed on the Dragon spacecraft to allow for Earth observation from at an altitude of 425 – 450 km. During the 3-to-5-day mission, the crew will study green fragments and mauve ribbons of continuous emissions comparable to the phenomenon known as STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), persistently measured at an altitude of approximately 400 - 500 km above Earth’s atmosphere, among other studies. The crew will also work with SpaceX to conduct a variety of research to better understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body, which includes capturing the first human x-ray images in space, Just-in-Time training tools, and studying the effects of spaceflight on behavioural health. Chun Wang, an entrepreneur and explorer who co-founded f2pool and stakefish, serves as the mission commander. The vehicle commander will be Jannicke Mikkelsen, a film director, and cinematographer. The vehicle pilot will be Eric Philips, a professional polar adventurer and guide who has completed ski expeditions to the North and South Poles. The final crew member will be mission specialist Rabea Rogge, a robotics researcher from Berlin, currently pursuing her PhD in Norway.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

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