SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Resilience carrying 4 commercial astronaut rookies blasts off on March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center on an unprecedented absolutely due south trajectory of 90-degree inclination for 1st ever human spaceflight mission with people to polar orbit over Earths North and South poles. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In a remarkable space event unlike anything we’ve ever seen the Fram2 framonaut quartet blasted off on a spectacular nighttime journey to polar orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 31, 2025.
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Resilience carrying 4 commercial astronaut rookies blasts off on March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center on an unprecedented absolutely due south trajectory of 90-degree inclination for 1st ever human spaceflight mission with people to polar orbit over Earths North and South poles. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Resilience took place right on time at 946 PM ET on Monday, March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – soaring over the space history mural with President Kennedy/Apollo/Space Shuttle artwork at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Press Site.
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Resilience carrying 4 commercial astronaut rookies blasts off on March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center on an unprecedented absolutely due south trajectory of 90-degree inclination for 1st ever human spaceflight mission with people to polar orbit over Earths North and South poles. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
The history making Fram2 mission hurled the 1st Humans on a trajectory soaring directly south at 90-degree inclination – and talking them orbiting over Earths North and South Poles.
The crew of 4 rookies comprises Mission Commander Chun Wang ( who financed the entire mission, Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, Vehicle Pilot Rabea Rogge of Germany, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Eric Philips of Australia.
Space UpClose team members Ken Kremer and Jean Wright are covering the mission as media contingent at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Press Site in Florida
Shown here are our remote camera view and press site views after launch on SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience
On their Way! Remarkable polar Timelapse fisheye long duration streak to orbit of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Resilience on March 31, 2025 carrying 4 commercial astronaut rookies soaring over the space history mural with President Kennedy/Apollo/Space Shuttle artwork at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Press Site – on an unprecedented absolutely due south trajectory of 90 degree inclination for 1st ever human spaceflight mission with people to polar orbit over Earths North and South poles. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
FOX 35 Orlando Video featuring my prelaunch SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon and Fram2 interview and crew photos:
Watch the complete live interview on Fox 35 Orlando here at these links:
Caption: Ken Kremer, Founder and Managing editor of SpaceUpClose joined FOX 35’s Josh Frigerio on Florida Live on March 27, 2025 to breakdown the latest space news including, the resupply mission for the ISS now delayed until fall and the first astronauts to orbit the Earth’s poles are set to liftoff next week. Launch Target NET Mar 31, 2025. Ken Kremer and Jean Wright of Space UpClose met 3 members of the crew in Jan 2025 at Zarrellas restaurant in Cocoa Beach. Pictured are Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, Vehicle Pilot Rabea Rogge of Germany, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Eric Philips of Australia. Credit: Fox 35 Orlando/Ken Kremer
Ken has also done Fram2 interviews on WFTV ABC 9 Orlando and WKMG CBS 6 News Orlando
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience poised for liftoff on the Fram2 commercial astronaut mission on March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Screenshot of photo as featured on Fox 35 News Orlando. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
Watch for Ken’s continuing onsite coverage of NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and more space and mission reports direct from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Stay tuned here for Ken's continuing Earth and Planetary science and human spaceflight news. Dr. Kremer is a research scientist and journalist based in the KSC area, active in outreach and interviewed regularly on TV and radio about space topics. Ken’s photos are for sale and he is available for lectures and outreach events.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – On their way!! And Unlike anything we’ve ever seen ! Spectacular nighttime liftoff for Fram2 framonauts quartet! – over the beautiful space history mural at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Press Site on March 31, 2025 See here my remarkable polar Timelapse fisheye long duration streak to orbit of the SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying 4 commercial astronaut
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The first astronauts to orbit the Earth’s poles are set to liftoff on March 31, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The unprecedented and history making Fram2 mission is the 1st human spaceflight over Earths north and south poles on a free flying mission. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of Fram2 on
