Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, will serve as the commander on April 1 aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon for the sixth crewed space mission.

On March 31, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch its sixth crewed space mission (Fram-2) on April 1, marking humanity’s first crewed mission to a polar orbit. The mission will last 3 to 5 days. It is expected to launch at 11:20 AM Beijing time on April 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. A total of 4 astronauts are participating in this mission: F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun, Yannick Mikkelsen, Labeya Rog, and An Eric Phillips. Wang Chun’s team has self-funded nearly $200 million for this flight plan, making it the first privately contracted polar orbit mission in commercial space history, with Wang Chun serving as the commander. The spacecraft will enter a polar orbit with an inclination of 90°, at an altitude between 425 to 450 kilometers. The spacecraft will operate along the polar orbit, flying from over the South Pole to over the North Pole, and then back from the North Pole to the South Pole, repeating this cycle.