Fram2
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Fram2 was a private human spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX with a Crew Dragon spacecraft on behalf of entrepreneur Chun Wang. During the mission, Wang and his all-civilian crew—Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips—were launched into a polar orbit, a first for a human spaceflight mission. During the three-day mission, the crew conducted scientific research.
Infobox
Mission type
Private spaceflight
Operator
SpaceX
COSPAR ID
2025-066A
SATCAT no.
63427
Website
f2
Mission duration
3 days, 14 hours and 32 minutes
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Resilience
Spacecraft type
Crew Dragon
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Crew size
4
Members
Chun Wang Jannicke Mikkelsen Rabea Rogge Eric Philips
Launch date
1 April 2025, 01:46:50 UTC (31 March, 9:46:50 p . EDT)
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1085‑6), Flight 454
Launch site
Kennedy, LC‑39A
Recovered by
MV Shannon
Landing date
4 April 2025, 16:19:28 UTC (9:19:28 a . PDT)
Landing site
Pacific Ocean near Oceanside, California (33°00′N 117°42′W / 33 °N 117 °W / 33 ; -117 )
Reference system
Geocentric orbit
Regime
Polar orbit (retrograde)
Perigee altitude
202 km (126 mi)
Apogee altitude
413 km (257 mi)
Inclination
90 °
Period
93 minutes, 10 seconds
Tables
· Crew
Mission commander
Mission commander
Position
Mission commander
Crew
Chun Wang
First spaceflight
Vehicle commander
Vehicle commander
Position
Vehicle commander
Crew
Jannicke Mikkelsen
First spaceflight
Pilot
Pilot
Position
Pilot
Crew
Rabea Rogge
First spaceflight
Mission specialist
Medical officer
Mission specialist
Medical officer
Position
Mission specialist
Medical officer
Crew
Eric Philips
First spaceflight
| Position | Crew | |
| Mission commander | Chun Wang First spaceflight | |
| Vehicle commander | Jannicke Mikkelsen First spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Rabea Rogge First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist Medical officer | Eric Philips First spaceflight | |
References
- Wang was in command of the mission, Mikkelsen was in command of the spacecraft with the traditional operating duties giv
- NextSpaceFlighthttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7615
- nrkhttps://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/norske-jannicke-mikkelsen-skal-til-verdensrommet-1.17000355
- Spacehttps://www.space.com/spacex-fram2-first-human-spaceflight-earth-poles
- Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/spacex-announces-first-human-mission-to-ever-fly-over-the-planets-poles/
- SpaceFlight Nowhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2024/08/12/spacex-to-launch-privately-financed-international-crew-of-four-around-earths-poles/
- Australian Geographichttps://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2025/03/aussie-explorer-to-swap-snow-boots-for-spacesuit/
- NASASpaceflighthttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/fram2-launch/
- "First Space Force orbit data for Fram-2 out, showing it in a 202 x 413 km x 90 ° orbit"https://x.com/planet4589/status/1906922678067560513
- Entsiklopediya Kosmonavtika
- RussianSpaceWebhttps://www.russianspaceweb.com/vostok6_aftermath.html
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/science/live-news/spacex-launch-fram2-mission-03-31-25
- "Fram2Ham"https://fram2ham.com/
- SwissTradehttps://swisstrade.com/news/detail/news/universitaet-zuerich-ist-mit-experiment-im-all/
- Spaceflight Nowhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2024/07/26/watch-live-nasa-holds-briefings-on-crew-9-mission-as-spacex-nears-return-to-flight/
- SpaceXhttps://www.spacex.com/updates/