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SpaceX to launch lunar mission paid with cryptocurrency Dogecoin

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/05/10/20210510-dogecoin-cryptocurrency-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Cryptocurrency representations are seen in front of the Dogecoin logo in this illustration picture taken April 20, 2021. <em>Dado Ruvic, Reuters/Illustration</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TORONTO - SpaceX will launch a satellite to the Moon next year funded entirely with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, Canadian company Geometric Energy Corporation, which will lead the lunar mission, announced Sunday.</p><p>The satellite, dubbed DOGE-1, will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the first quarter of 2022, the Calgary-based company said in a statement.</p><p>The cubic satellite, weighing 88 pounds (40 kilograms), will aim to obtain &quot;lunar-spatial intelligence from sensors and cameras on-board,&quot; according to the statement.</p><p>The &quot;DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon&quot; will be &quot;the first-ever commercial lunar payload in history paid entirely with&quot; Dogecoin, Geometric Energy Corporation said, without specifying how much the project cost.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re excited to launch DOGE-1 to the Moon!&quot; Tom Ochinero, SpaceX vice president of commercial sales, said in the statement.</p><p>&quot;This mission will demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/07/21/meme-cryptocurrency-dogecoin-all-time-high">Meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin soars 40 percent to all-time high</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/17/21/nasa-chooses-spacex-to-take-humans-back-to-moon">NASA chooses SpaceX to take humans back to Moon</a></li></ul><p>The announcement comes the day after SpaceX founder Elon Musk hosted the live sketch comedy show &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; (SNL), during which he praised Dogecoin, originally created as a joke but legitimized through the eccentric tech entrepreneur&#x27;s tweets.</p><p>A big booster of cryptocurrencies, the Tesla CEO described Dogecoin in an SNL skit as &quot;an unstoppable vehicle that&#x27;s going to take over the world.&quot;</p><p>Musk shared the lunar mission announcement on Twitter Sunday, writing, &quot;To the mooooonnn!!&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1675984" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>SpaceX will launch a satellite to the Moon next year funded entirely with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, Canadian company Geometric Energy Corporation, which will lead the lunar mission, announced Sunday.</p>

SpaceX will launch a satellite to the Moon next year funded entirely with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, Canadian company Geometric Energy Corporation, which will lead the lunar mission, announced Sunday.