Sun Yat-sen is preparing to go to space! He splurged 28 million dollars to buy a ticket for Bezos' "Blue Origin" space flight.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos)'s space company "Blue Origin" (Blue Origin) announced on July 21 that Tron founder Justin Sun will fly to space aboard the New Shepard suborbital rocket along with five other passengers.

Sun Yuchen spent 28 million dollars on a space ticket in 2021.

Blue Origin revealed that Sun Yuchen directly spent 28 million dollars to purchase the first ticket as early as 2021. At that time, the entire amount was donated to Blue Origin's "Club for the Future" (, to support various space-related charitable projects.

This time, the mission that Sun Yuchen will be taking is the 34th mission of Blue Origin, named "New Shepard" after the first American astronaut to break through the atmosphere, Alan Shepard. According to the previous mission schedule, this space journey is set to officially launch in just a few weeks.

Five passengers exposed

However, according to foreign media quoting a spokesperson for Sun Yuchen, he ultimately did not select Crew members. The 5 people traveling with him this time are a real estate investor, a businessman, a journalist, and a venture capitalist, namely:

Real estate investor Arvi Bahal

Turkish entrepreneur Gökhan Erdem

Meteorologist and journalist Deborah Martorell

Lionel Pitchford, a part-time teacher, translator, and tour guide

Founder of venture capital firm Alpha Funds, J.D. Russell

Blue Origin is constantly in the spotlight with its all-female space mission.

Blue Origin previously sparked discussions due to some "special passengers." Fast forward to April 2024, the company completed its first all-female space team mission, immediately attracting global media attention. This was New Shepard's 11th crewed mission )NS-31( launched from Texas, USA, marking the first time a female team has ascended together into space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova went to space alone in 1963.

This six-member team has a diverse background, including Katy Perry ), veteran media personality Gayle King, and then-Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez, showcasing women's representation in music, media, culture, and science, and symbolizing the official beginning of a new era for women in space exploration.

The TRX price has only slightly rebounded, down 31% from its historical high.

After the news broke, the price of TRX did not see much improvement, currently priced at about $0.31, an increase of approximately 2% compared to the previous day. The historical high was $0.45 on December 3 of last year, and the current price is about 31% lower than that peak.

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