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In article <vsk38g$2k711$3@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 4/2/2025 7:23 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>> In article <vsii2g$11p8h$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> “First Views Of Earth's Polar Regions from SpaceX's Dragon Capsule
>>> As Fram2 Mission Underway”
>>>   
>>>
>https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/first-views-earths-polar-regions-spacexs-dragon-capsule-fram2-mission-underway
>>>
>>> “Seventeen days after Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully rescued two
>>> stranded astronauts from the International Space Station, the rocket
>>> company that dominates the space race launched a crew of four private
>>> astronauts—led by a crypto entrepreneur—on the first-ever human
>>> spaceflight to orbit Earth over its poles.”
>>>
>>> "SpaceX's sixth private astronaut flight (called "Fram2") blasted off
>>> atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space
>>> Center in Florida late Monday night, sending the Crew Dragon capsule
>>> Resilience into a polar orbit."
>>>
>>> “SpaceX's website outlined more specifics of the polar-orbiting
>mission:”
>>>
>>> During their multi-day mission, Dragon and the crew will explore Earth
>>>from a polar orbit and fly over Earth's polar regions for the first 
>>> time. They will also conduct 22 research designed to help advance
>>> humanity's capabilities for long-duration space exploration and
>>> understanding of human health in space. Throughout Fram2's time
>>> on-orbit, the crew are planning to take the first x-ray in space,
>>> perform exercise studies to maintain muscle and skeletal mass, and grow
>>> mushrooms in microgravity. Additionally, after safely returning to
>>> Earth, the crew plans to exit from the Dragon spacecraft without
>>> additional medical and operational assistance, helping researchers
>>> characterize the ability of astronauts to perform unassisted functional
>>> tasks after short and long durations in space.
>>>
>>> Super cool !
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>> 
>> Wonder if they'll be able to see down into Pellucidar?
>
>I think that was a tunnel into the Earth ?
>
>Lynn
>

Hmm.  "The Savage Land", maybe?
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