Elon Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX says it will launch a mission to the moon that will be paid for using Dogecoin (DOGE).

馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 的太空探索公司 SpaceX 表示，將發射一項登月任務，費用將使用狗狗幣 (DOGE) 支付。

In a tweet, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO say that a satellite dubbed DOGE-1 will be sent to the moon in 2022.

SpaceX 和 Tesla 執行長在一條推文中表示，一顆名為 DOGE-1 的衛星將於 2022 年發送到月球。

“SpaceX launching satellite Doge-1 to the moon next year

「SpaceX 明年將向月球發射衛星 Doge-1

– Mission paid for in Doge

– 任務以總督支付

– 1st crypto in space

– 第一個太空加密貨幣

– 1st meme in space

– 太空中的第一個迷因

To the mooooonnn!!”

到mooooonnn！！”

The mission, conducted in conjunction with Canadian firm Geometric Energy Corporation, will involve flying a cube satellite weighing 40 kilograms aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

該任務是與加拿大公司 Geometric Energy Corporation 共同執行的，將利用 SpaceX 的 Falcon 9 火箭搭載一顆重 40 公斤的立方體衛星。

Per Geometric Energy Corporation, the purpose of the DOGE-1 mission will be to “obtain lunar-spatial intelligence” using “sensors and cameras on-board with integrated communications and computational systems.”

根據 Geometric Energy Corporation 的說法，DOGE-1 任務的目的是利用「機載​​感測器和攝影機以及整合通訊和計算系統」來「獲取月球空間情報」。

The Canadian firm adds that the choice of Dogecoin as the unit of account for the lunar mission is due to its strengths as a cryptocurrency.

這家加拿大公司補充說，選擇狗狗幣作為登月任務的記帳單位是因為它作為加密貨幣的優勢。

“DOGE has proven to be a fast, reliable, and cryptographically secure digital currency that operates when traditional banks cannot and is sophisticated enough to finance a commercial moon mission in full.”

“DOGE 已被證明是一種快速、可靠且加密安全的數位貨幣，可以在傳統銀行無法運行的情況下運行，並且足夠複雜，可以為商業月球任務提供全額資金。”

At time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.48 after hitting a record high of around $0.73 over the weekend. The weekend rally came ahead of Musk appearing on Saturday Night Live (SNL). DOGE, however, plummeted to as low as $0.43 after Musk’s appearance.

截至撰寫本文時，狗狗幣的交易價格為 0.48 美元，上週末觸及 0.73 美元左右的歷史新高。週末集會發生在馬斯克出現在《週六夜現場》(SNL) 之前。然而，馬斯克出現後，DOGE 暴跌至 0.43 美元。

The billionaire tech entrepreneur has a history of advocating for the meme crypto asset. In December, Musk sent Dogecoin on a 20% rally by simply tweeting: “One word: Doge.”

這位億萬富翁科技企業家有著倡導迷因加密資產的歷史。去年 12 月，馬斯克透過簡單的推文「一個字：狗狗」就讓狗狗幣上漲了 20%。