“DogeCoin and Bitcoin on a Mission to the Moon as Mars Rocket Carries Lunar Lander into Orbit”

"DogeCoin and Bitcoin on a Mission to the Moon as Mars Rocket Carries Lunar Lander into Orbit"

"DogeCoin and Bitcoin on a Mission to the Moon as Mars Rocket Carries Lunar Lander into Orbit"

According to the information released by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on the X platform, the Vulcan Centaur rocket was successfully launched at 3:18 p.m. Taiwan time on Monday (8th), carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander into space, and has successfully separated.

According to a press release from Astrobotic, the company has successfully contacted the Peregrine and started receiving telemetry data. Astrobotic CEO John Thornton said, “The Peregrine has been activated and established communication with Earth and is currently moving towards the Moon in space.”

If the plan goes smoothly, the Peregrine will be the first lunar soft landing by a private company since the Apollo program in 1972, and the first time a private company’s lander has landed on the Moon in history, according to Reuters. The Peregrine is expected to land on the Moon on February 23, carrying scientific payloads that will collect data on the lunar surface before planned future human missions.

The journey to the Moon for Dogecoin and Bitcoin
With the launch of the Vulcan rocket, Dogecoin and Bitcoin have also embarked on their “journey to space.” The Dogecoin Foundation stated that the “cargo” loaded on the rocket includes a physical Dogecoin coin. At the same time, BitMEX exchange, in collaboration with its founder Arthur Hayes, will also send a physical Bitcoin coin into space on the same historic lunar journey.

Astrobotic also confirmed in a comment reply that there is indeed a Dogecoin in their MoonBox. MoonBox is a service provided by the company that allows users to send memorabilia to the lunar surface.

After a series of delays lasting five years, the Vulcan rocket finally took off today. According to U.Today, the complex lunar journey of Dogecoin and Bitcoin, from the initial launch to a highly elliptical orbit and then landing on the lunar surface, will be divided into nine different stages.