A Private Space Mission Funded by Crypto

The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1 at 1:46 am UTC. The mission aimed to complete a three- to five-day orbit over the North and South Poles.

Chun Wang, a Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur, paid for the mission but did not disclose the cost. Alongside Wang, three crew members joined the journey:

• Rabea Rogge, a German polar scientist
• Jannicke Mikkelsen, a Norwegian cinematographer
• Eric Philips, an Australian Arctic explorer

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Scientific Experiments in Space

The mission was not just a space tourism project. The crew conducted 22 experiments, including:

• The first X-ray taken in space
• Growing mushrooms in microgravity
• Research on human health in space

Wang’s Influence in the Crypto World

Chun Wang founded F2Pool in 2013, which became China’s first major Bitcoin mining pool. Today, it remains the fourth-largest mining pool, controlling about 10% of the market.

In 2018, he launched Stakefish, an Ethereum staking platform. It currently ranks as the eighth-largest staking pool, with over 2,000 validators.

After liftoff, the SpaceX Dragon capsule reached the South Pole in under 30 minutes, flying approximately 265 miles (430 km) above Earth. The crew circled the planet every 1.5 hours before their scheduled return.

The mission ended with a splashdown off the California coast, marking a historic milestone for SpaceX and private space exploration.

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