Fram2 Mission Crew Visit NASA's Johnson Space Center for Medical Research
The Fram2 Mission crew members were the first humans to view the Earth’s polar regions from space. The Earth's poles are subject to higher rates of radiation and have been avoided until this mission. After nearly four days of flying in a polar orbit to explore the Earth’s polar regions for the first time, the Fram2 crew and their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Earth on Friday, April 4, 2025, splashing down off the coast of California. This was the first Dragon human spaceflight mission to splash down in the Pacific Ocean as Dragon recovery returns to the West Coast.
The University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine in Canada has performed studies of accelerated and permanent bone loss among astronauts due to prolonged weightlessness. Their studies have been funded by the Canadian Space Agency in partnership with the European Space Agency, NASA and have involved astronauts from North America, Europe, and Asia.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Fram2 on Monday, March 31, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Watch a replay of the landing webcast:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=fram2
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=fram2
The Crew
This is the first human spaceflight for Mission Commander Chun Wang (Malta), Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen (Norway), Vehicle Pilot Rabea Rogge (Germany), plus Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Eric Philips (Australia).
This is the first human spaceflight for Mission Commander Chun Wang (Malta), Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen (Norway), Vehicle Pilot Rabea Rogge (Germany), plus Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Eric Philips (Australia).
The Fram2 Mission was named in honor of Fram "Forward", the first exploration ship to complete voyages to the Arctic and Antarctica between 1893 and 1912. Framonaut Vehicle Commander Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway carried a small piece of that ship to orbit.
Learn more about the Fram2 Mission and its crew:
Image Credit: Fram2 Mission
Release Date: April 6, 2025
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