The Crypto Space Agency (CSA) plans to merge space exploration with Web3 technology in order to enable mankind to get off the planet faster. CSA has revealed the steps it will take to get there will begin with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On Monday, April 25, the project launched its Gen-1 NFT Membership drop, giving token holders the unique option to become “Cryptonaunts” on upcoming space trips.
Our website is now live! Please check out https://t.co/nKEna54YOW for more information about The Crypto Space Agency and our mission. The Allowlist Pre Sale is still on for 18:00 UTC. Public sale will follow right after at 19:00 UTC. Almost there!
— The Crypto Space Agency (@cryptospaceage) April 25, 2022
In a tweet sent Monday, Blue Origin, as the CSA’s space launch provider, confirmed a seat on an upcoming New Shepard mission.
We’re thrilled to announce that The Crypto Space Agency @cryptospaceage has purchased a seat on an upcoming New Shepard mission. Looking forward to sending a member of this community to space!
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 25, 2022
NFT Membership for Generation 1
NFT membership is the first step in joining the CSA on this journey. On Monday, April 25, the NFT drop went live, with 5,555 NFTs available for 0.25 ETH (roughly $752.15 at 10:40 am IST). Token holders have first dibs on upcoming NFT releases and items, including artwork.
We have lift off. Public mint is now live! Head over to https://t.co/nKEna54YOW to mint our Membership NFT for 0.25 ETH, join our community, and secure a chance to fly to space! pic.twitter.com/WLajYgA8vC
— The Crypto Space Agency (@cryptospaceage) April 25, 2022
Three NFT holders will be chosen at random this week for Blue Origin vetting, which will include training and a fit-to-fly assessment, and one will be chosen for the space journey. Moonpay, a payment service, offers the NFTs for purchase, with the option of purchasing in fiat or crypto through MetaMask. In the near future, CSA intends to offer more space flights to token holders.
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We have 50 allowlist spots for the new @cryptospaceage membership NFT.
Lucky members could win a flight to space with @blueorigin.
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If you won an opportunity to fly to space, who would you tell first and why?— MoonPay (@moonpay) April 23, 2022
Crypto Space Age
According to CSA founder Sam Hutchison, the CSA team is made up of aeronautic engineering experts interested in seeing how Web3 and space aeronautics might work together to create something greater than the sum of their parts. CSA is taking blockchain one step further in what they call the new “Crypto Space Age,” just as blockchain is liberalising banking. He noted that the space and crypto industries have a lot in common, especially when it comes to promoting innovation for the greater good. By integrating the two, the CSA hopes to establish a framework for independent space activities.
According to Hutchison, CSA plans to change things up by focusing on egalitarian space initiatives that benefit the entire world. He remarked:
“We’re looking to identify deep synergies between existing and emerging space technologies and the power of the blockchain. Our focus is on space projects with near and long-term benefits to Web3, whether in communications technologies, human space exploration, off world resources, and much more.”
The initiative will look into new techniques for hunting for extraterrestrial life, asteroid defence, and growing market demand for human spaceflight. The goal of the project is to look at how Web3 technology can be used to exploit off-world resources in the long run.
