
Dr. Jan Wรผstenfeld|4ๆ 01, 2025 10:15
Lift-off! From Bitcoin mining to space exploration ๐
What a week for the space industry! ๐
The first successful rocket launch by Isar Aerospace, and now the first Bitcoin hodler in space. ๐งก
Chun Wang, co-founder of f2pool (one of the largest mining pools) and stakefish, funded the Fram2 mission.
He launched into space alongside three crew members: Jannicke Mikkelsen (Norway), Rabea Rogge (Germany), and Eric Philips (Australia). ๐จโ๐
The Fram2 mission is making history as the first human spaceflight to cross Earth's polar regions in low-Earth orbit.
The crew will spend 3-5 days aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, running 22 experiments (including the first-ever X-ray of a human in space) and observing polar phenomena like the mysterious STEVE. ๐ฌ
Bitcoin itself may still be waiting for lift-off, but at least one of its pioneers has made it to orbit, collecting valuable data for humanity. ๐
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