SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will embark on humanity's first crewed polar orbit flight, with F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun participating as the commander

ChainCatcher news, according to international aerospace news, SpaceX's crewed Dragon spacecraft will launch its sixth crewed space mission (Fram-2) on April 1, 2025. This will be the first attempt in human history to conduct a crewed flight into polar orbit. A total of 4 astronauts will participate in this mission: Wang Chun, Yannick Mikkelsen, Rabeya Rog, and An Erik Phillips.

Wang Chun is a Chinese entrepreneur born in Tianjin, who made his fortune through Bitcoin investments (co-founder of F2Pool) and has participated in several commercial space projects. This mission is funded by Wang Chun's team, which has invested nearly $200 million, making it the first polar mission in commercial space history to be contracted by a private entity. Wang Chun is not only the initiator and main investor of the mission but also serves as the commander.