Crypto Millionaire's Space Safari: From Bitcoin to Polar Exploration

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Move over, Elon Musk – there’s a new space adventurer in town, and he’s trading cryptocurrency for cosmic exploration. 🚀

Chun Wang, a Bitcoin investor with wanderlust that extends far beyond the digital realm, just chartered an entire SpaceX flight to become the first human to orbit both the North and South poles. Talk about taking “global perspective” to astronomical heights.

Beyond Blockchain and Boundaries

What do you get when you mix a tech entrepreneur, a Norwegian filmmaker, a German robotics researcher, and an Australian polar guide? Apparently, the most epic space expedition since Neil Armstrong moonwalked. Wang’s crew isn’t just sightseeing – they’re conducting two dozen experiments, including the first human X-rays in space. Because why not push scientific boundaries while cruising above our planet?

Climate Change from the Cosmic Perspective

Beyond the tech flex, this journey has a profound mission. By traversing polar orbits, Wang and his team hope to draw attention to our rapidly changing planet. Imagine looking down at melting ice caps and thinking, “Yep, climate change is real, and it’s happening right beneath our spacecraft”.

The Ultimate Travel Flex

For Wang, this isn’t just another trip. It’s his 1,000th flight and a testament to his lifelong quest of exploring every corner of our planet – and now, its orbital circumference. From Bitcoin to spacecraft, this guy knows how to level up his adventures.

SpaceX might be making space travel increasingly routine, but Wang’s polar expedition is anything but ordinary. Who said crypto bros only live in the digital world?

AUTHOR: mei

SOURCE: AP News