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SpaceX 'Fram2' mission to Earth's Poles is more about 'vanity' than science, spaceflight experts say


The recently launched Fram2 mission, which is funded and led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will attempt to grow mushrooms, test out hormone diapers and X-ray civilian astronauts. However, experts say that these novel experiments are unlikely to yield meaningful results.

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