{"id":39397,"date":"2025-04-01T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=39397"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:18:19","slug":"spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Completes First Crypto-Funded Flight!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"326\">A historic <strong data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"125\">SpaceX<\/strong> mission has successfully completed the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth\u2019s poles. The mission, named \u201cFram2,\u201d was financed and led by crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang, the founder of F2Pool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight\/#A_Private_Space_Mission_Funded_by_Crypto\" title=\"A Private Space Mission Funded by Crypto\">A Private Space Mission Funded by Crypto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight\/#Scientific_Experiments_in_Space\" title=\"Scientific Experiments in Space\">Scientific Experiments in Space<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight\/#Wangs_Influence_in_the_Crypto_World\" title=\"Wang\u2019s Influence in the Crypto World\">Wang\u2019s Influence in the Crypto World<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"378\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Private_Space_Mission_Funded_by_Crypto\"><\/span>A Private Space Mission Funded by Crypto<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"553\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"711\">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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"754\">Rabea Rogge, a German polar scientist<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"806\">Jannicke Mikkelsen, a Norwegian cinematographer<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"854\">Eric Philips, an Australian Arctic explorer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"897\"><strong><em>You Might Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/elon-musk-talks-about-the-name-of-a-new-memecoin\/\">Elon Musk Talks About the Name of a New Memecoin!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"897\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scientific_Experiments_in_Space\"><\/span>Scientific Experiments in Space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"996\">The mission was not just a space tourism project. The crew conducted 22 experiments, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1032\">The first X-ray taken in space<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1070\">Growing mushrooms in microgravity<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1108\">Research on human health in space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacex.jpg\" alt=\"spacex\" width=\"1600\" height=\"908\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1156\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wangs_Influence_in_the_Crypto_World\"><\/span>Wang\u2019s Influence in the Crypto World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1338\">Chun Wang founded F2Pool in 2013, which became China\u2019s first major <strong data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1236\">Bitcoin<\/strong> mining pool. Today, it remains the fourth-largest mining pool, controlling about 10% of the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1490\">In 2018, he launched Stakefish, an <strong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1387\">Ethereum<\/strong> staking platform. It currently ranks as the eighth-largest staking pool, with over 2,000 validators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1752\">After liftoff, the <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1563\">SpaceX<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1892\">The mission ended with a splashdown off the California coast, marking a historic milestone for <strong data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1859\">SpaceX<\/strong> and private space exploration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1892\"><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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A Private Space Mission Funded by Crypto The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1 at 1:46 am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":39398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,657,2],"tags":[307,13776,467,6701,13777,13784,13783,13786,13781,13780,13782,13785,13787,7534,13779,13778],"class_list":["post-39397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-en","category-news","tag-bitcoin-mining","tag-chun-wang","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum-staking","tag-f2pool","tag-fram2","tag-human-spaceflight","tag-microgravity-experiments","tag-north-pole","tag-polar-orbit","tag-south-pole","tag-space-exploration","tag-space-mission","tag-spacex","tag-spacex-dragon","tag-stakefish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SpaceX Completes First Crypto-Funded Flight! - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/spacex-completes-first-crypto-funded-flight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SpaceX Completes First Crypto-Funded Flight! - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A historic SpaceX mission has successfully completed the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth\u2019s poles. 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