SpaceX on Monday, March 31, launched the first manned mission that will fly over the North and South poles, IPN reports.
The Fram2 mission team, consisting of a Chinese entrepreneur and three polar explorers, began their space journey with the Falcon rocket, on a path that no one has flown before, during 64 years of manned spaceflight.
The flight will last for three days, according to the Associated Press.
The crew plans two dozen experiments — including taking the first human X-rays in space, to study the effect of physical activity on the preservation of muscle mass and bones, but also to conduct an experiment on mushroom growth in microgravity conditions.
SpaceX’s Kiko Dontchev said late last week that the company is continually refining its training so “normal people” without traditional aerospace backgrounds can “hop in a capsule ... and be calm about it.”
