UPCOMING PRIVATE SPACEX MISSION WILL BOLDLY GO WHERE NO HUMAN HAS ORBITED BEFORE

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The Fram2 mission will launch four private astronauts into polar orbit to observe Earth's polar regions at an altitude of around 265 to 280 miles above the ground. It is set for launch on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than Monday, March 31 at 11:20 PM ET. The four-person crew will be led by Chun Wang of Malta, who founded Bitcoin mining companies f2pool and stakefish. The astronauts will spend three to five days on board SpaceX's Dragon crew spacecraft as they study an aurora-like phenomenon known as STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), known for its hazy purple and green streaks across the sky. The mission will also include an attempt to grow mushrooms in space.