SpaceX, the pioneer of private space agencies founded by Elon Musk, announced that it will cooperate with the American Geometry Energy Corporation (GEC) to launch the DOGE-1 lunar mission. The purpose of the mission is to deliver commercial payloads to the moon, paid for in full using Dogecoin. Dogecoin is a meme coin popularized by Musk himself.

DOGE-1 to The Moon

Spacex, the innovative space exploration company that has been a pioneer in commercial spaceflight and in its plans for a planned trip to Mars, has announced today a new mission called DOGE-1 in partnership with Geometric Energy Corporation, a renewable energy-based firm.

According to a PR statement, the first objective of the mission will be to put a commercial payload on the moon. But what’s particular about this mission is that it was paid entirely on Dogecoin, the memecoin that has been adopted by several influencers after being popularized by Spacex CEO himself, Elon Musk.

Being the first commercial mission of this kind paid with cryptocurrency, DOGE-1 sets a precedent for payments in this aerospatial age, putting Dogecoin in a really special place amongst other cryptocurrencies. Tom Ochinero, Spacex Vice President of Commercial Sales, stressed that :

This mission will demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce. We’re excited to launch DOGE-1 to the Moon!

The DOGE-1 payload consists of a 40Kg CubeSat that will deliver lunar data with integrated sensors, and banking-based payment solutions would not have been too much of a hassle to pay for the mission. GEC’s CEO Samuel Reid touched on this subject and stated that:

Having officially transacted with DOGE for a deal of this magnitude, Geometric Energy Corporation and Spacex have solidified DOGE as a unit of account for lunar business in the space sector

Musk Couldn’t Take Dogecoin to the Moon

However, this news contrasts heavily with what Dogecoin experienced yesterday in terms of price action. While most Dogecoin investors were expecting price rises due to the long-expected appearance of Elon Musk (called the Dogefather in social media circles) in Saturday Night Live yesterday, the opposite just happened.

Musk appeared in a news skit as a cryptocurrency expert who failed to explain what Dogecoin, calling it a “hustle,” while telling it would go to the moon. This didn’t do anything good for prices that stumbled going from $0.65 pre-show to $0.43 after the show, causing panic in social media.

馬斯克創立的私人太空機構先驅SpaceX宣布將與美國幾何能源公司（GEC）合作發射DOGE-1月球任務。該任務的目的是將商業有效載荷運送到月球，並使用狗狗幣全額支付費用。狗狗幣是馬斯克本人推廣的模因硬幣。DOGE-1 至月球 Spacex 是一家創新太空探索公司，一直是商業航太領域的先驅，併計劃進行火星之旅，今天宣布了一項名為DOGE- 的新任務1 與再生能源公司 Geometric Energy Corporation 合作。根據公關聲明，該任務的首要目標是將商業有效載荷送上月球。但這次任務的特別之處在於，它完全是透過狗狗幣支付的，這種迷因幣在由Spacex 執行長馬斯克本人推廣後，已被幾位有影響力的人採用。作為此類商業任務中第一個使用加密貨幣支付的DOGE-1為這個航空航天時代的支付開創了先例，使狗狗幣在其他加密貨幣中處於一個非常特殊的位置。 Spacex商業銷售副總裁Tom Ochinero強調：這項任務將展示加密貨幣在地球軌道之外的應用，並為星際貿易奠定基礎。我們很高興將 DOGE-1 發射到月球！DOGE-1 有效載荷由 40 公斤的立方體衛星組成，它將透過整合感測器提供月球數據，並且基於銀行的支付解決方案不會有太大的支付麻煩使命。 GEC 執行長 Samuel Reid 談到了這個問題，並表示：在與DOGE 正式達成如此規模的交易後，幾何能源公司(Geometric Energy Corporation) 和SpaceX 已經將DOGE 鞏固為太空領域月球業務的記帳單位。然而，這一消息與狗狗幣昨天的價格走勢形成鮮明對比。雖然大多數狗狗幣投資者都預計，由於伊隆馬斯克（社群媒體圈中被稱為「狗狗之父」）昨天出現在《週六夜現場》中，狗狗幣的價格會上漲，但事實恰恰相反。馬斯克以加密貨幣專家的身份出現在新聞短劇中，但失敗了。解釋什麼是狗狗幣，稱其為“喧囂”，同時告訴它會去月球。這對價格從演出前的 0.65 美元跌至演出後的 0.43 美元沒有任何好處，並在社交媒體上引起了恐慌。