Overview
- The Fram2 mission, funded by billionaire Chun Wang, successfully concluded with the crew landing in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first manned Dragon capsule recovery in this location.
- Rabea Rogge, a Berlin-based robotics researcher, made history as the first German woman to travel to space, participating as a scientific specialist coordinating 22 experiments.
- The mission introduced a new polar orbit trajectory, completing 55 Earth passes in four days and conducting the first X-ray imaging in space.
- Five women were simultaneously in space during the mission, highlighting progress in gender representation in space exploration.
- The Fram2 crew included Chun Wang, Norwegian filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, and Australian polar guide Eric Philips, underscoring the international collaboration behind the mission.