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SpaceX Launches 1st Crewed Flight Over Earth’s Poles

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For the first time ever, the four astronauts aboard the Dragon will explore Earth from a polar orbit as they fly from pole to pole.
U.S. News & World Report |
Chun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur, hurtled into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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Mikkelsen is a filmmaker known for working in challenging environments like the Arctic and open sea.

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