Expected to unlock new possibilities for human spaceflight, Fram2 will take four first-time astronauts to explore our planet and its polar regions."This mission, the Fram2 mission, is going to be the first all-civilian free-flyer mission to orbit the poles of Earth, which makes it very unique," Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta said. He is the vice chair of Aerospace Medicine and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Central Florida.With the exception of the Apollo missions, our North and South poles have not been fully visible to other astronauts."What makes this mission very unique is that the last humans exposed to galactic radiation were the Apollo astronauts," Urquieta said.The name Fram2 comes from an expedition dating back to 1893. The Norwegian ship Fram was built specifically for exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. The crew will even carry a piece from that ship aboard the mission.The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will take the crew from Europe and Australia into orbit for three to five days.Chun Wang is the vehicle's commander."This mission is going to perform the first X-ray in space," Dr. Urquieta said. "One of the challenges in space is that there is radiation. So the last thing you want to do is put more radiation on the astronauts. They're flying on a device that minimizes the amount of radiation."He added that this will help us understand more about how the human body is impacted by space travel.The launch window opens at 9:47 p.m. Monday.

Expected to unlock new possibilities for human spaceflight, Fram2 will take four first-time astronauts to explore our planet and its polar regions.

"This mission, the Fram2 mission, is going to be the first all-civilian free-flyer mission to orbit the poles of Earth, which makes it very unique," Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta said. He is the vice chair of Aerospace Medicine and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Central Florida.

With the exception of the Apollo missions, our North and South poles have not been fully visible to other astronauts.

"What makes this mission very unique is that the last humans exposed to galactic radiation were the Apollo astronauts," Urquieta said.

The name Fram2 comes from an expedition dating back to 1893. The Norwegian ship Fram was built specifically for exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. The crew will even carry a piece from that ship aboard the mission.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will take the crew from Europe and Australia into orbit for three to five days.

Chun Wang is the vehicle's commander.

"This mission is going to perform the first X-ray in space," Dr. Urquieta said. "One of the challenges in space is that there is radiation. So the last thing you want to do is put more radiation on the astronauts. They're flying on a device that minimizes the amount of radiation."

He added that this will help us understand more about how the human body is impacted by space travel.