SpaceX launched four tourists into the polar orbit

SpaceX last Monday launched four tourists in polar orbit. The cryptocurrency entrepreneur commands the group.

Spacex chose a polar orbit of reasons, «Nobody flew on it,» Xrust writes. The group commander is Chun Van, a magnate of Chinese origin. It was founded by mining bitcoins, it is a sponsor of this flight. The ship is called Fram2. Here a parallel with the Norwegian FRAM Norwegian ship, which is considered a pioneer in the Arctic study at the turn of the XX century.

Van with the Three of other tourists flew in the Crew Dragon capsule at 21:47 on Monday. Started from the site in Florida. The trip is designed for 3 ~ 5 days. Tourists have to perform more than two dozen experiments. Most will shed light on the influence of space on humans.