A joint space venture between BitMEX and the private tech firm Astrobotic, intended to take Bitcoin literally ‘to the moon,’ is set to end in spectacular failure with the faulty lunar lander and its crypto cargo doomed to burn up as it plummets back to Earth.

BitMEX 和私营科技公司 Astrobotic 之间的一家合资太空企业，旨在将比特币真正“送上月球”，但最终以失败告终，月球着陆器出现故障，其加密货物在坠回地球时注定会被烧毁。 。

Astrobotic’s mission was to make the moon “accessible to everyone” as it launched the Peregrine spacecraft on its first mission. It offered buyers the chance to send telescopes, rovers, memorial gestures, and brand deals to the moon. 

Astrobotic 在其首次任务中发射了游隼号宇宙飞船，其使命是让每个人都可以到达月球。它为买家提供了向月球发送望远镜、漫游车、纪念手势和品牌交易的机会。

BitMEX paid to send a physical “lunar bitcoin” engraved with the private key to a wallet holding 1 BTC. The firm’s apparent goal was to generate publicity for a competition that would see winners walk away with a baseball hat signed by founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes. The competition would also divide 100,000 tethers (USDT) among the top traders.

BitMEX 付费将刻有私钥的实体“月球比特币”发送到持有 1 BTC 的钱包中。该公司的明显目标是为一场比赛进行宣传，获胜者将获得一顶由创始人兼前首席执行官阿瑟·海斯 (Arthur Hayes) 签名的棒球帽。比赛还将在顶级交易者之间瓜分 100,000 个 Tether（USDT）。

Unfortunately, on January 15, Astrobotic announced that, following a catastrophic propellant leak and issues with its solar panels last week, Peregrine would not only fail to land on the moon, it’s hurtling back to Earth and will burn up in our atmosphere.

不幸的是，1 月 15 日，Astrobotic 宣布，继上周发生灾难性的推进剂泄漏和太阳能电池板问题后，Peregrine 不仅无法登陆月球，还会飞回地球，并在我们的大气层中燃烧。

NASA and the US government are reportedly working to assess the craft’s trajectory with its latest location estimated at 218,000 miles away.

据报道，美国宇航局和美国政府正在努力评估该飞行器的轨迹，其最新位置估计为 218,000 英里外。

Read more: BitMEX’s Bitcoin moon mission could be lost in space after fuel leak

阅读更多：BitMEX 的比特币月球任务可能因燃料泄漏而在太空中迷失

According to Astrobotic, “The spacecraft continues to be responsive, operational, and stable,” while noting that “the propellant leak caused by the anomaly has practically stopped.”

据 Astrobotic 称，“航天器继续保持响应、运行和稳定”，同时指出“异常引起的推进剂泄漏实际上已经停止。”

Also onboard the soon-to-be-incinerated lander was a plaque engraved with the details of the first mined Bitcoin block, purchased by Bitcoin Magazine, and according to the Dogecoin Foundation, a single Dogecoin.

即将被焚毁的着陆器上还有一块牌匾，上面刻有第一个开采的比特币区块的详细信息，该牌匾由比特币杂志购买，根据狗狗币基金会的说法，这是一枚狗狗币。

Speaking about the inclusion of the engraved plaque, Bitcoin Magazine said, “This endeavor symbolizes the exploration of Bitcoin’s use cases beyond Earth and opens up possibilities for future interaction with the token.”

在谈到雕刻牌匾的加入时，比特币杂志表示：“这一努力象征着对地球以外比特币用例的探索，并为未来与代币的互动开辟了可能性。”

Bitcoin Magzine also auctioned models depicting the plaque on moon rock in addition to ordinals and commemorative coins.

除了序号和纪念币之外，《比特币杂志》还拍卖了描绘月球岩石匾额的模型。

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