Justin Sun’s Suborbital Journey with Blue Origin

On August 2, TRON project creator Justin Sun completed a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission. Following the journey, the crypto entrepreneur reflected on the importance of protecting the planet.

Back to earth!!!

— H.E. Justin Sun 👨🏻‍🚀 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) August 3, 2025

The flight on the New Shepard rocket lasted 10 minutes. Sun, along with five other crew members, experienced weightlessness and viewed the planet from a distance of 100 km.

Thank you @BlueOrigin. pic.twitter.com/dDqxck8762

— H.E. Justin Sun 👨🏻‍🚀 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) August 3, 2025

“Earth is so small, and it is our home. We definitely need to do everything possible to protect it. I was very surprised by this,” said the Tron founder after landing.

Sun had awaited the flight for four years—back in 2021, he won an auction, paying $28 million for a seat on the first crewed New Shepard flight. However, in March 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against him, causing a delay in his participation in the mission.

A few snapshots from today’s NS-34 launch. pic.twitter.com/sMz2WTrg8V

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) August 3, 2025

Community Reactions

Members of the TRON community congratulated Sun on “reaching new heights.” However, not everyone reacted positively to the news.

Just a billionaire spending his funds

— Eliza ( Creation Arc ) (@WEB3Eliza) August 3, 2025

“Just a billionaire spending his money,” wrote one user.

In response, user LiaSue sarcastically remarked that the flight was made on “our money.”

Another user, under the pseudonym Gnomeo, called Sun the “first scammer in space.”

first scammer in space?

— Gnomeo (@seeyouinzion) August 3, 2025

Another community member responded to the entrepreneur’s words about protecting the planet with the following:

“Maybe to save Earth, as you say, we should shut down the useless TRON network.”

Meanwhile, the price of the project’s native token, TRX, rose nearly 2% over the past day, according to CoinGecko. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at $0.32.

Back on July 29, Tron Inc. (formerly SRM Entertainment) filed an application with the SEC to issue securities worth up to $1 billion to expand its TRX token reserve. Previously, the company’s shares began trading on the Nasdaq exchange.