Bitcoin Entrepreneur Chun Wang Makes Historic Spaceflight with SpaceX

Chun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur and co-founder of the Bitcoin mining company f2pool, made history on March 31 by launching into space aboard a SpaceX mission.

A Chinese-born entrepreneur and co-founder of the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company f2pool, Chun Wang, has become the first person in history to fly over both the North and South Poles in a single human spaceflight.

The mission, named Fram2, was launched by SpaceX on March 31 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It saw a Falcon 9 rocket carry out a three-and-a-half-day journey with a crew of four.

The team privately funded the trip, which also included filming a documentary about the experiences of the crew in space. It was the first human spaceflight to cross over both the North and South Poles in the sixty-four years of space exploration.

The capsule performed a 270-mile-high polar orbit, allowing it to pass over both poles with every ninety-minute revolution around Earth. During this orbit, the capsule completed a 46-minute journey from pole to pole.

This covered regions that were previously unexplored by human space travelers. No human had ever traversed beyond 65 degrees latitude in either hemisphere.

In addition to its extraordinary path, the flight also carried out more than two dozen scientific experiments, including the first-ever X-rays of humans in space.

The crew of four was also equipped with cameras to document the mission, merging the worlds of science and filmmaking. After the capsule reached orbit, SpaceX Launch Control sent a message to the crew, saying: “Enjoy the views of the poles. Send us some pictures.”

The team on board included Norwegian filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, German robotics expert Rabea Rogge, and Australian polar guide Eric Philips.

After the capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 2, the crew was able to return to land in a SpaceX recovery ship.

Wang, who is known for his contributions to the cryptocurrency industry, shared his thoughts on the mission on X.

He wrote: “Today, we become the 681st humans to fly above the Kármán line, and the 626th to orbit the Earth. It’s an incredible privilege to join this elite group of explorers who have pushed the boundaries of human possibility.”

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