From 'To The Moon' to truly reaching the sky—a Web3 tycoon's ultimate romance
“Since childhood, I have taken care of the stars alone.” This is Wang Chun's favorite line from a poem. Today, he became the first Chinese civilian astronaut to fly over the Earth's poles in human history. This legendary figure in the cryptocurrency field bought a SpaceX ticket for 200 million USD, pushing private space exploration into a new era with the decentralized spirit of Web3.
1. Who is Wang Chun? A 'space idealist' with a background in programming.
1. The 'invisible tycoon' in the Bitcoin frenzy
- First pot of gold: when Bitcoin broke 12,000 USD in 2017, Wang Chun accumulated wealth through the cryptocurrency mining pool F2Pool, but never disclosed specific earnings. He was active in the Zhongguancun forum but gradually faded out of the domestic scene, focusing on overseas markets.
- Early label: office T-shirts printed with 'To The Moon,' obsessed with the starry sky before getting rich. His goal has never been limited to 'financial freedom,' but rather 'freedom to explore.'
2. From the poles to space: the gene of adventure spirit
- Polar exploration gene: After settling in Norway, Wang Chun collaborated with polar explorers to plan the 2019 Guinness World Record polar circumnavigation mission 'One More Orbit.'
- Web3 thinking: he believes 'private power will reach Mars before nations,' as he wrote on the X platform: 'Future Mars missions may be completed by individuals or companies.'
2. Fram2 mission: four breakthroughs rewriting human space history
1. First manned flight in polar orbit
- 90-degree angle: the spacecraft's orbit is perpendicular to the equator, covering the south and north polar regions that have never been explored by manned missions before, with a flight altitude of 425-450 kilometers.
- Breaking the Soviet record: breaking the 64.8-degree angle record of 'Ascension No. 2' in 1965, achieving a true 'viewing the aurora from space.'
2. Scientific revolution of a fully civilian team
- 22 experiments:
- Growing space mushrooms: testing fungal growth under microgravity to pave the way for future interstellar farms;
- Human X-ray imaging: completing medical scans in space for the first time, studying bone loss;
- Aurora observation: capturing the STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) phenomenon to unlock the mystery of the aurora.
- Web3 collaboration model: experiments from 8 countries, data open source and shared, breaking the traditional aerospace monopoly.
3. 'Decentralized' survival experiment in space
- No assistance for return: the mission requires astronauts to autonomously exit the spacecraft after returning to Earth without relying on the medical team, verifying civilian space adaptability.
- Civilian training system: completing courses in spacecraft operation, emergency rescue, etc., within one year, proving that 'non-professionals' can also handle space missions.
4. From 'Resilience' to the Web3 spirit
- The spacecraft is named 'Resilience,' paying tribute to the Norwegian polar exploration ship 'Fram,' symbolizing the continuation of humanity's spirit of exploration.
- Cryptocurrency funding: fully funded by Wang Chun himself, demonstrating the possibility of 'individuals leading major tech projects' in the Web3 era.
3. Space Diary: A Chinese person's 48-hour record of weightlessness (viral material)
1. Launch day: nausea, iPad, and polar bear toys
- 'When I unlocked Taylor—the polar bear zero-gravity indicator, I realized I was floating.' Wang Chun wrote in his diary. Despite experiencing space motion sickness, they insisted on recording data with the iPad and even joked, 'Throwing up in the bag is also a scientific sample.'
2. Window to the poles: purple-red auroras and the arc of the Earth
- Through the dome window of the Dragon spacecraft, the team captured real-time images of green aurora fragments and Earth's polar glaciers, which will be auctioned in NFT form, with proceeds donated to climate research.
3. Controversy and courage
- The mission was questioned as 'more hype than science,' but Wang Chun responded: 'If you dare not take the first step, Web3 will always just be a concept.'
4. Web3 and space exploration: a two-way technological revolution
1. DAO model: allowing ordinary people to 'crowdfund' their space dreams
- Wang Chun plans to initiate a 'Decentralized Space Organization' (DSO), issuing mission tokens through blockchain, allowing fans to vote on future experimental directions.
2. NFT + scientific data
- Polar images and experimental data captured during the mission will be put on the blockchain, allowing users to purchase NFTs for usage rights, with proceeds reinvested into subsequent research.
3. Smart contracts ensure safety
- Key systems of the spacecraft introduced blockchain verification to ensure commands are not tampered with—this is SpaceX's first attempt at Web3 technology.
When the stars meet the blockchain
Wang Chun's mission proves: Web3 is not just a financial tool, but a collaborative paradigm for exploring the unknown. His story belongs to every ordinary person who gazes at the stars—just as he wrote at the end of his diary: 'At this moment, I am not a tycoon, just a primary school student who touches the boundaries for humanity.'