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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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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