A Bitcoin investor has financed an entire SpaceX flight for an extraordinary journey across the North and South Pole regions.
A remarkable event in the history of space travel recently occurred when Bitcoin investor Chun Wang funded a SpaceX flight that took him and three other adventurers across the North and South Polar regions. Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, SpaceX’s Falcon rocket took a previously unflown route. This journey marks a milestone in the 64-year history of human spaceflight.
Chun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur who now holds Maltese citizenship, fulfilled a long-held dream with this trip. He had previously visited the polar regions, but now wanted to experience them from the perspective of space. He was accompanied by Norwegian filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, German robotics researcher Rabea Rogge, and Australian polar guide Eric Philips.
The mission, called Fram2, is named after a Norwegian research vessel that explored the polar regions over a century ago. The crew plans to conduct numerous experiments during the 3.5-day voyage, including the first human X-rays taken in space. They also have a variety of cameras on board to comprehensively document their journey.
A key aspect of this mission is the attention it aims to draw to climate change and the melting of the polar ice caps. Geir Klover, director of the Fram Museum in Oslo, hopes the voyage will raise awareness of these urgent environmental issues. He provided the crew with a small piece of the ship’s original deck, which bears the signature of Oscar Wisting, one of the first humans to reach both poles.
The idea for this extraordinary voyage came to Wang in 2023, inspired by previous charter flights by US entrepreneur Jared Isaacman with SpaceX. Isaacman, who is now considered a candidate for a top position at NASA, has paved the way for private space missions with his flights.
SpaceX is continuously working to improve training for space tourists so that people without traditional aerospace backgrounds can also participate in such missions. SpaceX’s Kiko Dontchev emphasized that the company is committed to making space more accessible to “ordinary people.”
For Wang and his crew, the trip is a kind of camping trip in space, offering both challenges and unforgettable experiences. Wang, who has been traveling the world since 2002, planned this trip as his 1,000th flight, another milestone in his personal adventure career.
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