First humans to orbit Earth's north and south poles release stunning videos

The first humans to orbit both the North and South Poles have released videos showing the desolate wastelands from a never-before-seen vantage point.

The Fram2 mission, powered by SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft named Resilience, launched on April 1, with four astronauts aboard the spacecraft on a world-first entry into a planetary polar orbit - an orbit around Earth that takes the capsule above both of Earth's poles. After a 10-minute boost to low-Earth orbit, Resilience successfully entered a polar orbit, beginning the awe for the four passengers aboard Resilience.

The four now-astronauts, Malta resident and funder for the mission Chun Wang, Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen, Pilot Rabea Rogge, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Eric Philips, are now enjoying a cruisy flight above the surface of Earth while conducting valuable scientific experiments and research. The crew has twenty-two scientific and research experiments to conduct during their time aboard, with some experiments including the world's first X-ray monitoring of bone density while in space, the first mushroom growing in space, glucose monitoring, and sleep research.

Along with the various experiments and research being conducted the crew, particularly Mikkelsen, will be capturing stunning video and images of both polar regions. Some of the footage has already been uploaded to social media channels and shared by SpaceX and the astronauts. However, we can expect a longer piece of content documenting the entire trip since RED V-Raptor 8K cameras were brought aboard to capture the event in stunning detail.

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