Astronaut Don Pettit shared a time-lapse video of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft’s rapid departure from the ISS after completing its 31st commercial resupply mission for NASA. The video shows the capsule’s trajectory as it heads home carrying scientific samples. Pettit, NASA’s oldest active astronaut, frequently shares stunning images and videos from the ISS.
SpaceX has announced the first human spaceflight to fly over Earth’s polar regions, scheduled for launch in 2024. The civilian mission, dubbed ‘Fram2’, will be the Dragon spacecraft’s sixth commercial astronaut mission and will feature a crew of four international astronauts, led by Chun Wang. The mission will conduct observations of Earth’s polar regions from a unique orbit and will be named after the historic Fram ship that helped explorers reach Earth’s poles.
