{"id":25479,"date":"2025-07-22T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/justin-sun-to-join-bezoss-new-space-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:08:05","slug":"justin-sun-to-join-bezoss-new-space-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/justin-sun-to-join-bezoss-new-space-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun to Join Bezos&#8217;s New Space Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bezos&#8217;s private aerospace company, Blue Origin, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1947306245557281274\">has announced<\/a> the crew list for its upcoming space flight on the New Shepard rocket. Among the participants is TRON founder Justin Sun.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude80 Meet the New Shepard NS-34 crew: Arvi Bahal, G\u00f6khan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun. Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/geIhqUDQ0R\">https:\/\/t.co\/geIhqUDQ0R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1bv4a3ukh\">pic.twitter.com\/T1bv4a3ukh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1947306245557281274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the crypto entrepreneur won an auction, offering $28 million for a seat on the first manned New Shepard flight. The funds were directed to the Club for the Future foundation, which supports 19 charitable organizations in the field of technical education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, in March 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Sun, accusing him of unregistered securities offerings in the form of TRON and BitTorrent tokens. In April, the crypto entrepreneur was summoned to court but did not appear, considering all charges unfounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In February 2025, Sun and the SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/o\/Ba7fp\/https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.596044\/gov.uscourts.nysd.596044.82.0.pdf\">filed<\/a> a motion to suspend the legal proceedings to explore settlement options. In June, the blockchain project TRON <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tron-rallies-9-after-ft-report-on-us-listing-via-reverse-merger\">announced<\/a> plans to enter the U.S. market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sun will join a crew of six, including a real estate investor, a businessman, a meteorologist, a venture capitalist, and a participant from a previous New Shepard flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The youngest commercial astronaut,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1947311516593668331\">wrote<\/a> the TRON founder on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, it was expected that Sun would choose five companions from the TRON DAO community. However, his representative told <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/justin-sun-blue-origin-space-bid\">Cointelegraph<\/a> that the crypto entrepreneur did not compile the mission&#8217;s participant list.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mission will be Blue Origin&#8217;s 34th manned flight. A live broadcast of the launch will be available on the company&#8217;s website. The exact date has not yet been announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Reaction<\/h2>\n<p>The cryptocurrency community has reacted positively to the news of Sun&#8217;s space flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf20 Web3 Has Lift-Off: Justin Sun Prepares for Takeoff on Blue Origin\u2019s NS-34<\/p>\n<p>History is about to be written \u2014 not in code, not on-chain, but 30,000 feet above the sky.<\/p>\n<p>In a stunning alignment of ambition, technology, and timing, Justin Sun, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trondao?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trondao<\/a> and long-time\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RtUaSEHNq1\">pic.twitter.com\/RtUaSEHNq1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tomdu.eth (@kidsreallycute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kidsreallycute\/status\/1947516829595017692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;From leading positions in the blockchain world and creating infrastructure for stablecoins and DeFi \u2014 Tron is making a new strategic move, expanding into the space industry. The project fully aligns with Tron&#8217;s mission to develop digital infrastructure even beyond Earth,&#8221; commented one user.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsyossi\/status\/1947312543082713375\">expect<\/a> the event to positively impact TRX dynamics. However, the announcement has yet to affect the asset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/ru\/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%8B\/tron\">CoinGecko<\/a>, the native token of the TRON ecosystem has dropped by 1% over the past day. At the time of writing, the coin is trading at $0.31, according to TradingView.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcZQWLGnUB7LayCKY7JSfu-tkBCEa4tLREZRDsN2hSijpZ_VKoNE7dzJvVIAPq_o9BUWxS1qpXK7nX7ZPOxsABjoirzdsKkHArdYQW61DXvheem8YudBqKb8Hvmc_4MfHx7PQUK?key=wCb2sYEiFVYlKvClpO42kQ\" alt=\"Justin Sun to Join Bezos's New Space Mission\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of TRX\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ATRXUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back on July 10, Justin Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/justin-sun-acquires-100-million-in-trump-tokens\">acquired<\/a> TRUMP tokens associated with U.S. President Donald Trump for $100 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bezos&#8217;s private aerospace company, Blue Origin, has announced the crew list for its upcoming space flight on the New Shepard rocket. Among the participants is TRON founder Justin Sun.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude80 Meet the New Shepard NS-34 crew: Arvi Bahal, G\u00f6khan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun. 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