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.

埃隆·马斯克创立的私人太空机构先驱SpaceX宣布将与美国几何能源公司（GEC）合作发射DOGE-1月球任务。该任务的目的是将商业有效载荷运送到月球，并使用狗狗币全额支付费用。狗狗币是马斯克本人推广的一种模因硬币。 DOGE-1 到月球 Spacex 是一家创新型太空探索公司，一直是商业航天领域的先驱，并计划进行火星之旅，今天宣布了一项名为 DOGE- 的新任务1 与可再生能源公司 Geometric Energy Corporation 合作。根据公关声明，该任务的首要目标是将商业有效载荷送上月球。但这次任务的特别之处在于，它完全是通过狗狗币支付的，这种模因币在由 Spacex 首席执行官埃隆·马斯克本人推广后，已被几位有影响力的人采用。作为此类商业任务中第一个使用加密货币支付的 DOGE-1为这个航空航天时代的支付开创了先例，使狗狗币在其他加密货币中处于一个非常特殊的位置。 Spacex商业销售副总裁Tom Ochinero强调：此次任务将展示加密货币在地球轨道之外的应用，并为星际商业奠定基础。我们很高兴将 DOGE-1 发射到月球！DOGE-1 有效载荷由一个 40 公斤的立方体卫星组成，它将通过集成传感器提供月球数据，并且基于银行的支付解决方案不会有太大的支付麻烦使命。 GEC 首席执行官塞缪尔·里德 (Samuel Reid) 谈到了这个问题，并表示：在与 DOGE 正式达成如此规模的交易后，几何能源公司 (Geometric Energy Corporation) 和 SpaceX 已经将 DOGE 巩固为太空领域月球业务的记账单位。然而，这一消息与狗狗币昨天的价格走势形成鲜明对比。虽然大多数狗狗币投资者都预计，由于埃隆·马斯克（社交媒体圈中被称为“狗狗之父”）昨天出现在《周六夜现场》中，狗狗币的价格会上涨，但事实恰恰相反。马斯克以加密货币专家的身份出现在新闻短剧中，但失败了。解释什么是狗狗币，称其为“喧嚣”，同时告诉它会去月球。这对价格从演出前的 0.65 美元跌至演出后的 0.43 美元没有任何好处，并在社交媒体上引起了恐慌。