The Fram2 crew opens the Dragon cupola to become the first humans to witness Antarctica from orbit

[u/ceo_of_banana]

[u/avboden]

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[u/ObeseSnake]

That little walk in the socks.

[u/bananapeel → u/ObeseSnake]

When he was walking forwards, it was a spacewalk. When he was walking backwards, it was a...

Moonwalk.

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YYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!

[u/paul_wi11iams → u/ObeseSnake]

That little walk in the socks.

Nobody thought of taking skis. Just watching it, I got chilblains.

[u/SpaceBoJangles]

Breathtaking

[u/maximus0118 → u/SpaceBoJangles]

My fear of heights just can’t handle these types of videos. Like I love learning about space stuff and think it’s really cool, but I could never handle be up there.

[u/Goregue → u/maximus0118]

I don't get having fear of heights from space videos. You are floating! It's not like you would fall to Earth if you stepped aside.

[u/maximus0118 → u/Goregue]

I know it’s not a reasonable fear. The lizard par of my brain still says holy crap that’s terrifying.

[u/3trip → u/maximus0118]

everyone's got that little fear voice unless they're broken, the fact that you can ignore it for any amount of time pegs you higher on the board than many.

[u/jeweliegb → u/maximus0118]

You should give some of the ISS VR experiences a go.

[u/AutisticAndArmed → u/maximus0118]

Usually vertigo only truly kicks in when you have a referential between you and the ground, which is why when you're in a plane you don't really feel it.

Although space does probably have an equivalent, but I would guess pretty different feeling.

[u/gjaldmidill → u/AutisticAndArmed]

Same here. I get a bit scared when looking over the side of a cliff but on an aircraft it's fine.

[u/Educational-Monk-298 → u/SpaceBoJangles]

Because of the smelly space feet.

[u/Muhiggins]

Where’s the wall?

[u/Lathari → u/Muhiggins]

I was told there would be ice wall separating mortal lands from the low heavens!

[u/CatgoesM00 → u/Lathari]

Can’t wait to see their reasoning for his one.

It’s all CGI !! WHERE ARE ALL THE STARS AT !? ROFL.

Flatties always make me giggle.

[u/Herf77 → u/Muhiggins]

LMAO, get a load of this guy. He believes there are actually people in space and this isn't all a big misinformation campaign by the shadow government. /s

[u/zq7495]

Awesome

[u/bbqchechen]

Where is the hole to the underworld?

[u/Cris_Rosales → u/bbqchechen]

Agartha awaits!

[u/Hadleys158]

What a view!

[u/Refamonkey]

It’s a lot more cloudy than I expected!

[u/MLSurfcasting → u/Refamonkey]

Especially for the driest place on earth.

[u/peterabbit456 → u/MLSurfcasting]

Ice in the sky.

Ice on the ground.

Ice in the sea.

Looks habitable to me.

[u/peterabbit456]

Such a rare treat, to see something (even second hand) that people have never seen before. To have it be so beautiful is an added bonus.

We still live in a time of wonders, despite all of the horror and uncertainty in the world.

Few things can top this. Maybe seeing the view from in orbit around Pluto? But that is for a future generation to see.

[u/Jermine1269]

Awe-inspiring

[u/Watershipper]

Got an instant reminiscence of the following:

“Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!”

“I could not help feeling that they were evil things — Mountains of Madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss.”

[u/No_Pay_7125]

Where are the alien pyramids?

[u/TimAA2017 → u/No_Pay_7125]

I was wondering about the savage lands.

[u/Upshotknothole → u/TimAA2017]

Under the clouds.

[u/Basil-Faw1ty]

Pretty sure that is Hoth actually.

[u/cheeseHorder]

Is that ice beneath the ocean near the end?

[u/sebaska → u/cheeseHorder]

Likely ocean and ice beneath a thin semi-transparent cloud

[u/protomyth]

Its amazing how tense I got when they are opening that hatch in shirt sleeves, never mind the socks walking part. This is just amazing.

[u/photoengineer]

Wow this view is stunning. I want to go to space so badly. 

[u/Ok_Excitement725]

Stunning!

Cue the flat earthers about to tell us it computer graphics/movie set/fake

[u/Perfect-Recover-9523 → u/Ok_Excitement725]

Thats one heck of a movie set! 🤣

[u/OpenInverseImage → u/Ok_Excitement725]

I’m surprised they aren’t full on skeptics shouting we’re all plugged in the Matrix.

[u/Piscator629]

My nerdy brain is worming The Thing soundtrack and then BAM watermelon socks.

[u/Danygoku]

Am I the only one bothered by the finger smudges on the glass??

[u/ForeignSherbert1775]

That curve!

[u/FutilePenguins]

Man, it's all just so cool. Humanity really is amazing sometimes.

[u/jay__random]

Why does the cupola even need opening?

Why not keep it open from the very start? Too breathtaking? :)

[u/Sad-Requirement-4066]

Can they set the exposure , so we can see all the stars on video, i wonder how its looks for the naked eyes.

[u/TheMusicalHobbit]

Did anyone see all the pyramids?

[u/tirutz]

I am just wondering if this was just alot of money or if it has any research/valueable purpose. If someone could explain.

[u/_Hexagon__ → u/tirutz]

They do a little bit of science, like observing auroras and x-ray experiments, but since it's only 3 days there won't be groundbreaking stuff. This mission is more about the novelty factor of a polar orbit. Since all crew members have a background in polar exploration, the mission has probably a high personal significance to them. In comparison to the last Polaris dawn mission, which was more of a private tech demonstration mission, this seems more like a private sightseeing mission.

[u/ceo_of_banana → u/tirutz]

Well they are doing science experiments, and 2 of them are researchers, but primarily this mission is meant to inspire people for space and science. And surely this is also Mr Wang fulfilling himself a wish...

[u/maximus0118 → u/ceo_of_banana]

Any one else think that Mr Wang wanted to join the ultimate mile high club?

[u/spgreenwood → u/maximus0118]

1000%

[u/paul_wi11iams → u/tirutz]

I am just wondering if this was just a lot of money

and

u/devo00: “Crew” meaning rich oligarchs

At a time people complain about inconsiderate expenditure, there's a paradox. With commercial spaceflight, its about a tenth of the cost compared with Shuttle times and the superhuman astronautical elite is fast being replaced by around 50% of ordinary people.

or if it has any research/valuable purpose. If someone could explain

IMO, the valuable purpose is environmental outreach. Even if not intended, it will be the most dramatic overview effect for global warming.

[u/setionwheeels]

Magnificent.

Elon=awesome things happen in space.
No Elon=nothing happens for 50 years.

Just saying, lots of people have money. Buffet uses his money to prop up a communist party operation for example, others solve for large barges. I can get on the ferry for under 3 dollars and its a magnificent ride especially in the summer, no need to exert myself to get the entire boat. Imagine that all people who had money and talent used them to do awesome stuff.

[u/limeflavoured → u/setionwheeels]

others solve for large barges

What?

[u/IWantaSilverMachine → u/limeflavoured]

I took that as a reference to Jeff Bezos’s expensive luxury yacht.

[u/devo00]

“Crew” meaning rich oligarchs