SpaceX has flown satellites into polar orbit from Florida before, using a dogleg maneuver that required SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to fly eastward over the Atlantic Ocean before veering sharply to ...

So putting Fram2 into polar orbit may have more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science. “This is a private mission.

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

SpaceX successfully launched Fram2, the first crewed mission to orbit Earth's poles, on Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The historic mission is carrying four civilians from ...

CALIFORNIA — The four-person civilian Fram2 mission returned home in a splash down off the coast of California on Friday after being the first humans to orbit Earth's polar regions. Riding in ...

Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights.

The polar orbit will provide spectacular views for the Fram2 crew that Mikkelsen plans to document, from the ice caps to shimmering auroras.

SpaceX will ring in July with a doubleheader launch day. Here's what to know about the two rocket launches coming up.

SpaceX is gearing up for one of its most unique missions yet, launching four private astronauts into polar orbit to observe the planet’s most remote regions from above. The Fram2 mission, named ...