Dogecoin Used to Pay for Lunar Satellite Mission With SpaceX

Mini-satellite will embark on voyage to the Moon in 2022
Crypto started as a joke has rallied some 21,000% in past year

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By Joanna Ossinger

May 10, 2021 at 2:28 AM UTC

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The rise of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has reached a new level after the token was used to pay for a lunar satellite launch.

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s commercial rocket firm, will embark on a Moon voyage in 2022 carrying a so-called cubesat -- a mini-satellite used for space research -- from Geometric Energy Corp. that’s been paid for entirely in Dogecoin.