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  • 'Notch above a gimmick': Experts question merit of billionaire's 'space adventure' around poles

    Apr 4, 2025 11:45 am by Live ScienceIllinois in the News
    The Fram2 crew launched on board a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday (March 31) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Image credit: SpaceX)

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    • The Fram2 crew launched on board a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday (March 31) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Image credit: SpaceX)

    Live Science (April 2) U of I aerospace engineer John Prussing thinks so little of the mission that he initially thought it was an April Fools' joke. 'There's nothing unique to a polar orbit, and the science advantages are kind of overblown.'