Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Chun Wang and a Team of 3 Astronauts Set Off on a Historic SpaceX Flight

output:input: Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Chun Wang and a team of three astronauts set off on a historic SpaceX flight Monday to explore the earth's polar regions from orbit.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Chun Wang, and a team of three astronauts embarked on a groundbreaking journey on Monday as they set off from Florida in a SpaceX capsule to explore the Earth's polar regions from orbit.

This marks the first time in the 64-year history of human spaceflight that a private flight will be circling the globe's poles.

The SpaceX rocket, purchased by Wang, took off at 11:58 p.m. ET on Monday.

The Falcon rocket, carrying the space tourists, flew across the Atlantic and set them on a path never before taken.

The capsule, which is fully automated, will take about 1 1/2 hours to circle the globe, including a 46-minute flight from pole to pole. The first leg of the flight, from Florida to the South Pole, is expected to take just half an hour.

The total cost of the polar adventure remains undisclosed.

The mission, named Fram2, is named in honor of the ship that helped explorers first reach Earth's Arctic and Antarctic regions. From mission proposal, planning, trajectory design, and crew selection, everything has been done by Wang and his team.

Wange announced on X, "Today, we become the 681st humans to fly above the Kármán line [the imaginary space boundary] and the 626th to orbit the Earth."

Today, we become the 681st humans to fly above the Kármán line, and the 626th to orbit the Earth.

Kármán line is generally recognized as the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. It is named after Hungarian physicist and aerospace engineer Theodore von Kármán.

Von Kármán calculated that at an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles), the air thins out so much that winged aircraft can no longer fly to generate lift.

Those who fly above this boundary are called astronauts or cosmonauts.

Earlier this year, a team of four space tourists completed a trip around the moon in a SpaceX spaceship.

This time, the capsule will be flying in a low Earth orbit, at an altitude of about 350 kilometers (217 miles), and will pass over both the North and South Poles on each orbit.

The capsule will perform a 46-minute flight from pole to pole, and the remaining time will be spent flying over landmasses and oceans.

The space tourists will be able to enjoy stunning views of the Earth's natural beauty, including auroras, glaciers, and deserts, from the capsule's large windows.

They will also be able to conduct some scientific experiments during their flight.

This mission is a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance, and it will surely inspire future generations to reach for the stars.

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