India, April 1 -- Four private astronauts are about to orbit the Earth from pole to pole following the successful launch of SpaceX's Fram2 mission. 42-year-old entrepreneur and adventurer Chun Wang chartered a free-flier mission with SpaceX aboard the Dragon Resilience spacecraft. He is set to embark on the multi-day mission alongside Jannicke Mikkelsen, a 38-year-old cinematographer and director; Rabea Rogge, a 29-year-old, arctic robotics researcher; and Eric Philips, a 62-year-old polar explorer.

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