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Private SpaceX mission launches humans on First polar orbit

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Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled...
CNN |
SpaceX is set to launch its latest mission for paying customers — taking a cryptocurrency billionaire and three guests on a dayslong trip that will orbit directly above Earth’s North and South poles ...
Orlando Sentinel |
The crew plans to perform 22 research studies including taking the first X-ray in space.

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