{"id":22205,"date":"2022-05-10T19:34:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-gains-a-repeat-passenger-crypto-space-agency-buys-a-seat-to-space-on-companys-5th-crewed-spaceflight\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T19:34:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:34:28","slug":"blue-origin-gains-a-repeat-passenger-crypto-space-agency-buys-a-seat-to-space-on-companys-5th-crewed-spaceflight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-gains-a-repeat-passenger-crypto-space-agency-buys-a-seat-to-space-on-companys-5th-crewed-spaceflight\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin gains a repeat passenger, \u2018Crypto Space Agency\u2019 buys a seat to space on company\u2019s 5th crewed spaceflight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-1148802292313187&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783318867&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2022%2F05%2F09%2Fblue-origin-gains-a-repeat-passenger-crypto-space-agency-buys-a-seat-to-space-on-companys-5th-crewed-spaceflight%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783318867396&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=2053&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dee20989454fe3a9b%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DALNI_Ma_zHTC64Egiec_8HQYi2Rx5xEg8w&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014159597bb56%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DALNI_MaDaRPwkK2fSZM7WKlqA_MSZIQskQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3De1bb4dd402f9f648%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DAA-Afjbi-FNlbfsUQCZWSNVtf2-j&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=7000946522172&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1335&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=621&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393484&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=2019743570395138&amp;tmod=1297985561&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=1152&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=38\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CNaArqy0vZUDFSGxuQUdl4EF_g\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-30337\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Dick first flew to space in December of 2021, alongside Laura Shepard Churchley and Michael Strahan. This flight, he will be joined by five other passengers, including one whose seat was sponsored by the \u201cCrypto Space Agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NS-21 Passengers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Dick previously flew to space in New Shepard on NS-19. He is an engineer and Managing Member of Dick Holdings, LLC. He is also a pilot who volunteers with Starfighters Aerospace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katya Echazarreta co-hosts the YouTube series Netflix IRL and is on the CBS show \u201cMission Unstoppable\u201d as Electric Kat. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, she aims to represent and inspire women and minorities interested in STEM fields, having previously worked on Perseverance Rover and Europa Clipper. Her seat was sponsored by the non-profit Space for Humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-30337',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Hamish Harding is a record-holding aviator. Having dove to over 36,000 feet deep in a two-person sub and performed a record-breaking flight circumnavigation of Earth via the poles, a trip to space is the next logical step.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1148802292313187\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-1148802292313187&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=1821075794&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783318867&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2022%2F05%2F09%2Fblue-origin-gains-a-repeat-passenger-crypto-space-agency-buys-a-seat-to-space-on-companys-5th-crewed-spaceflight%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783318867396&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=2053&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dee20989454fe3a9b%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DALNI_Ma_zHTC64Egiec_8HQYi2Rx5xEg8w&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014159597bb56%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DALNI_MaDaRPwkK2fSZM7WKlqA_MSZIQskQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3De1bb4dd402f9f648%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783318545%3AS%3DAA-Afjbi-FNlbfsUQCZWSNVtf2-j&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280%2C775x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=7000946522172&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=2376&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=621&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393484&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=2019743570395138&amp;tmod=1297985561&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=1152&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=39\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKiTrqy0vZUDFTPJFgUdHzglDQ\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jaison Robinson is an avid skydiver and an investor in real estate, as well as various technology and sports startups. Those familiar with <em>Survivor<\/em> may remember him from 2009\u2019s <em>Survivor: Samoa<\/em>, where he finished as the eighth member of the jury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Vescovo is the co-founder of Insight Equity and an avid explorer. His various achievements include summiting the world\u2019s seven peaks, repeatedly diving to the deepest point in the ocean, and skiing to the north and south poles.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-s-first-cryptonaut\">World\u2019s first \u201ccryptonaut\u201d<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Correa Hespanha is, as Blue Origin put it in the press release, the \u201cworld\u2019s first cryptonaut.\u201d He is a civil production engineer from Brazil who dreamed of becoming an astronaut, and \u201cnow, after buying his first NFT, he\u2019s honored to be the second Brazilian to fly to space and the world\u2019s first cryptonaut.\u201d His seat was sponsored by the Crypto Space Agency, and its mission is \u201cto&nbsp;converge the space industry\u2019s technology with the innovation and financial power of the crypto markets to accelerate mankind\u2019s off-world future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was selected as the first Crypto Space Agency member to fly to space, and after his flight, objective one of four will be completed. The Crypto Space Agency\u2019s next three objectives include seeking first contact with extraterrestrial life, protecting the planet from catastrophic asteroid impacts, and exploring off-world unknown opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-space-explored-s-take\">Space Explored\u2019s take<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wish the best for these six passengers! Blue Origin\u2019s flights to space are clearly very moving experiences \u2013 especially if they are getting repeat passengers!<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1148802292313187\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be remiss not to share my thoughts on the term \u201cCryptonaut,\u201d though. It doesn\u2019t bother me in the same way that the blanket term astronaut did. I just don\u2019t see the value in the differentiation from Blue Origin\u2019s other passengers. What is the actual thing that makes Victor a \u2018cryptonaut\u2019 specifically? Idk. The term doesn\u2019t bother me, but you certainly won\u2019t hear me using it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Dick first flew to space in December of 2021, alongside Laura Shepard Churchley and Michael Strahan. This flight, he will be joined by five other passengers, including one whose seat was sponsored by the \u201cCrypto Space Agency.\u201d NS-21 Passengers Evan Dick previously flew to space in New Shepard on NS-19. 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