Falcon 9 Block 5 | Fram2

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.

Human Exploration · Polar Orbit (PO)

• Chun WangMission Specialist · SpX
• Jannicke MikkelsenCommander · SpX
• Rabea RoggePilot · SpX
• Eric PhilipsMission Specialist · SpX

• B1085 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 1 & Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience” · zone record 161/162

• SpaceX Fram2 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Fram2 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - March 31, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with first crew headed to polar orbit — Spaceflight Now
• 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Crewed Polar Expedition Fram2 — NASASpaceflight
• Fram2 Mission | Launch — SpaceX

1. T−45MGO for Prop Load
2. T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
3. T−39MDragon LES Arm
4. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
5. T−35MProp Load
6. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
7. T−7MEngine Chill
8. T−5MDragon Internal Power
9. T−1MStartup
10. T−1MTank Press
11. T−45SGO for Launch
12. T−3SIgnition
13. P0DLiftoff
14. T+57SMax-Q
15. T+2M34SMECO
16. T+2M38SStage 2 Separation
17. T+2M46SSES-1
18. T+2M51SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
19. T+3M23SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
20. T+6M26SEntry Burn Startup
21. T+6M41SEntry Burn Shutdown
22. T+7M47SStage 1 Landing Burn
23. T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
24. T+8M57SSECO-1
25. T+9M46SDragon Separation
26. T+10M34SDragon Nosecode Open

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/1/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/1/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 4/1/2025 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/28/2025 · source

• Adjusted start of launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2025 · source

• Update launch window end.

  hitura-nobad · 3/21/2025 · source

• Tweaked launch time and launch pad information.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2025 · source

• Reverted back to April 1 UTC.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2025 · source

• Updating launch date

  Nosu · 3/19/2025 · source

• Updating earliest launch date

  Nosu · 3/18/2025 · source