The One More Orbit is a mission aimed at breaking the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth via both poles, involving a joint effort by a team from many nations led by Terry Virts and Hamish Harding.
[1][2] An international flight crew set a new record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe via the North and South Poles, clocking nearly six hours less than the previous mark.
The 25,000-mile mission, named "One More Orbit," was led by Terry Virts, a former International Space Station commander, as a tribute to the Apollo 11 Moon landings.
About five years before the mission, Hamish Harding discussed the idea of a global circumnavigation flight with some Apollo astronauts, sparking the concept of flying on "one more orbit.
Hamish Harding and Col. Terry Virts, a NASA Astronaut, alongside an eight-member crew, the record-breaking flight achieved a circumnavigation of Earth via both geographic poles using a Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER ultra-long-range business jet.