Meme crypto-coin literally going to the Moon, if Elon Musk is to believed, on DOGE-1 mission courtesy of SpaceX Falcon 9
(2021/05/10)
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/05/10/doge-1/
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Elon Musk has [1]announced a SpaceX mission to the Moon paid for in Dogecoin, just a day after the cryptocurrency tumbled in response to the multibillionare [2]calling it a "hustle" while he hosted Saturday Night Live .
The DOGE-1 mission is due to launch early next year as part of a rideshare aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will consist of a 40kg cubesat replete with camera, sensors and onboard computational systems aimed at gathering what sponsor Geometric Energy Corporation described as "lunar-spatial intelligence."
There is no indication how much the mission will actually cost (particularly considering the volatility of the currency involved). SpaceX [3]charges $1m for a 200kg payload to a Sun Synchonous Orbit on a rideshare and describes its rates for flinging an object at the Moon as "affordable."
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Geometric Space Corporation (a subsidiary of Geometric Energy Corporation) operates a cubesat rideshare programme, although its schedule currently has only a LEO Falcon 9 rideshare scheduled for June next year and a Firefly Alpha mission set for October.
Musk's keenness for crypto has been well-documented, although [6]describing Dogecoin as "a hustle" during a Saturday Night Live sketch over the weekend might have offset his relentless plugging of the currency on social media.
The currency reached around $0.70 on Saturday morning, [7]according to CoinDesk , before plummeting to nearer $0.45 during Sunday. It has since recovered to the $0.53 mark but, based on how crypto seems to go, a bunch of people will have either become billionaires or lost their trousers by the time you read this. As a reminder, Dogecoin started the year at around the $0.01 mark before rocketing in value during April.
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Musk's appearance on the US comedy show, streamed via YouTube, was otherwise a lacklustre affair (although we were delighted to note an install of tmux in the background of [9]Chad's unfortunate event ).
Not that Elon will pay much heed to [10]critics .
Although Musk's antics in a Wario costume were streamed around the world, SpaceX notched up a record-breaking ninth reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage. The rocket, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites, went on to make a 10th successful landing. ®
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[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1391523807148527620
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/26/musk_snl/
[3] https://www.spacex.com/rideshare/
[4] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YJlYnPdISiz583zezyZArgAAAJQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
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[6] https://youtu.be/x5RCfQyTDFI
[7] https://www.coindesk.com/price/dogecoin
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YJlYnPdISiz583zezyZArgAAAJQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://youtu.be/FuaDWyCnJxs
[10] https://tv.avclub.com/it-is-not-a-joke-that-elon-musk-hosted-saturday-night-l-1846854532
[11] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
The DOGE-1 mission is due to launch early next year as part of a rideshare aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will consist of a 40kg cubesat replete with camera, sensors and onboard computational systems aimed at gathering what sponsor Geometric Energy Corporation described as "lunar-spatial intelligence."
There is no indication how much the mission will actually cost (particularly considering the volatility of the currency involved). SpaceX [3]charges $1m for a 200kg payload to a Sun Synchonous Orbit on a rideshare and describes its rates for flinging an object at the Moon as "affordable."
[4]
[5]
Geometric Space Corporation (a subsidiary of Geometric Energy Corporation) operates a cubesat rideshare programme, although its schedule currently has only a LEO Falcon 9 rideshare scheduled for June next year and a Firefly Alpha mission set for October.
Musk's keenness for crypto has been well-documented, although [6]describing Dogecoin as "a hustle" during a Saturday Night Live sketch over the weekend might have offset his relentless plugging of the currency on social media.
The currency reached around $0.70 on Saturday morning, [7]according to CoinDesk , before plummeting to nearer $0.45 during Sunday. It has since recovered to the $0.53 mark but, based on how crypto seems to go, a bunch of people will have either become billionaires or lost their trousers by the time you read this. As a reminder, Dogecoin started the year at around the $0.01 mark before rocketing in value during April.
[8]
Musk's appearance on the US comedy show, streamed via YouTube, was otherwise a lacklustre affair (although we were delighted to note an install of tmux in the background of [9]Chad's unfortunate event ).
Not that Elon will pay much heed to [10]critics .
Although Musk's antics in a Wario costume were streamed around the world, SpaceX notched up a record-breaking ninth reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage. The rocket, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites, went on to make a 10th successful landing. ®
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[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1391523807148527620
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/26/musk_snl/
[3] https://www.spacex.com/rideshare/
[4] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YJlYnPdISiz583zezyZArgAAAJQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YJlYnPdISiz583zezyZArgAAAJQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[6] https://youtu.be/x5RCfQyTDFI
[7] https://www.coindesk.com/price/dogecoin
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YJlYnPdISiz583zezyZArgAAAJQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://youtu.be/FuaDWyCnJxs
[10] https://tv.avclub.com/it-is-not-a-joke-that-elon-musk-hosted-saturday-night-l-1846854532
[11] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Potemkine!
Having another cryptocurrency to pay for ransomware is indeed what we required.
Booster refurbishment.
Anonymous Coward
Looking at that rocket that made it's 10th flight, I think they should introduce a policy of washing them every few flights.
Dodgycoins
Short selling anyone?