Justin Sun will fly into space on the Blue Origin mission and take 5 people with him –

Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency platform, announced yesterday that he will be flying into space next year to fulfill one of his childhood dreams. The space journey will be carried out in a Blue Origin spacecraft owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, which also made a first flight last July. Sun also announced that he will be carrying 5 unknown people with him.

Justin Sun is planning space travel

Tron founder Justin Sun announced Yesterday he had plans to go to space next year to fulfill one of his childhood dreams. The journey that would take the crypto entrepreneur out of Earth's atmosphere would be done using the services of Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Sun also revealed that he was the unnamed winner of an auction, joining Bezos on the company's inaugural flight. He paid $28 million to participate in the launch. Sun explained:

I won the auction 6 months ago but missed the start. However, this didn't stop my love for space.

The entrepreneur, who recently left his position at the Tron Foundation, the organization behind Tron, was also recently appointed as Grenada's representative to the World Trade Organization. Sun continues explained he would carry the country's flag during his space journey.

5 people to the stars

But Sun doesn't plan on going into space alone. He said he would take five people with him from different backgrounds. The campaign, called Sea of ​​Stars, will nominate five different people to complete the six-person group for the trip. The first of the nominees for the trip, according to Sun, will be a crypto entrepreneur involved in the Metaverse. The second nominee will be part of the Tron DAO and can be from any background in the community.

The third nominee will be selected from technology-related entrepreneurs. The fourth nominee will have an artistic background, and the fifth and final nominee will be a "highly visible and socially influential celebrity" who will be a mystery guest. These nominees will be announced in the coming months, as Sun stated that no names have been finalized for these positions.

While Sun didn't reveal exact dates for the launch, the official website for the "Sea of ​​Stars" event is States the ship will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Sergio Goshenko

Sergio is a cryptocurrency journalist based in Venezuela. He describes himself as late to the game, entering the cryptosphere in December 2017. He has a computer engineering background, lives in Venezuela and is socially concerned about the cryptocurrency boom about crypto's success and how it helps the unbanked and underserved.

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