according to the site - By Cointelegraph
Justin Sun, the founder of the first-level blockchain network Tron, successfully returned from a commercial space flight on Saturday along with five other crew members aboard the Blue Origin NS-34 mission.
The crew also included J.D. Russell, founder of venture capital firm Alpha Funds, entrepreneur Gekhan Erdem, real estate investor Arvi Bahal, meteorologist Deborah Martorell, and philanthropist and teacher Lionel Pitchford.
Sun applied for a $28 million seat on the Blue Origin NS-34 spacecraft in 2021 and won the first reservation for the scheduled mission.
«The Earth is so small, and this is our home. We definitely must do everything we can to protect it,» said San after a successful return on Saturday. He also added:
«I was very surprised. The Earth is so small. Essentially, we could see it almost entirely from the porthole, and that’s when it struck me: you know, the mission name is just right.»
The reaction of Tron founder to the view of Earth from the spacecraft is common among astronauts and is known as the 'overview effect.' This phenomenon is characterized by a cognitive shift in relation to the interconnectedness of the planet and humanity's place in the universe.
Several crypto projects are attempting to transfer the decentralization and immutability of blockchain to space as humanity moves toward the final frontier.
Filecoin, a project for creating decentralized data storage systems, and defense contractor Lockheed Martin successfully tested the interplanetary file system (IPFS) in January 2024.
IPFS is a way to transfer data from Earth through space, and the demonstration in January 2024 showed how files can be sent from the planet into space and back through satellites.
Martha Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph that decentralized file storage and IPFS are essential for interplanetary and space communication.
Belcher explained that decentralized data storage through blockchain networks reduces latency, provides protection against unauthorized access, and safeguards data integrity from the constant exposure to solar radiation that affects space infrastructure, causing degradation of sensitive computer equipment like hard drives and damaging data.
In December 2024, Spacecoin XYZ, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePin) that launches satellites into space for its blockchain communication network, launched its first satellite into orbit around the planet.
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