Falcon 9 • Fram2

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit to begin a three-day, free-flyer mission onboard Crew Dragon Resilience. The mission is led by Chun Wang, a cryptocurrency investor and co-founder of Bitcoin mining company, f2pool. He is joined by Norway’s Jannicke Mikkelsen, vehicle commander; Australia’s Eric Philips, vehicle pilot; and Germany’s Rabea Rogge, mission specialist. This was the fourth launch for Dragon Resilience, which featured the return of the cupola addition to the nosecone. It replaced the Skywalker apparatus used during the Polaris Dawn mission.