{"id":25788,"date":"2025-08-04T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/justin-suns-suborbital-journey-with-blue-origin\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:41:57","slug":"justin-suns-suborbital-journey-with-blue-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/justin-suns-suborbital-journey-with-blue-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun&#8217;s Suborbital Journey with Blue Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, TRON project creator Justin Sun completed a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin&#8217;s NS-34 mission. Following the journey, the crypto entrepreneur reflected on the importance of protecting the planet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back to earth!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1952009566461604248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlueOrigin<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDqxck8762\">pic.twitter.com\/dDqxck8762<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1952010431750672424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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>\u201cEarth is so small, and it is our home. We definitely need to do everything possible to protect it. I was very surprised by this,\u201d said the Tron founder after landing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sun had awaited the flight for four years\u2014back in 2021, he <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/justin-sun-to-join-bezoss-new-space-mission\">won<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A few snapshots from today\u2019s NS-34 launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMz2WTrg8V\">pic.twitter.com\/sMz2WTrg8V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1952096683946352950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Reactions<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the TRON community congratulated Sun on \u201creaching new heights.\u201d However, not everyone reacted positively to the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just a billionaire spending his funds<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eliza ( Creation Arc ) (@WEB3Eliza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WEB3Eliza\/status\/1952012254284529707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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>\u201cJust a billionaire spending his money,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, user LiaSue sarcastically remarked that the flight was made on \u201cour money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user, under the pseudonym Gnomeo, called Sun the \u201cfirst scammer in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">first scammer in space?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gnomeo (@seeyouinzion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seeyouinzion\/status\/1952014163087126955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another community member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NelsonRodMar\/status\/1952145790152949953\">responded<\/a> to the entrepreneur&#8217;s words about protecting the planet with the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMaybe to save Earth, as you say, we should shut down the useless TRON network.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the price of the project&#8217;s native token, TRX, rose nearly 2% over the past day, 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>. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at $0.32.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXeKDxIoWgJNlqJkGduenBL51eyc0gueVnQmKLiQSEjkHKXu-47pmhBGjPhce-qVkUWgzpekeTd_fshnWovnkeri3_zZC0BbncB_266WIkWku2NcYRbkrrI1AkE3qweltuRfUJJA.webp\" alt=\"Justin Sun's Space Flight\" class=\"wp-image-263190\"\/><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 29, Tron Inc. (formerly SRM Entertainment) <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tron-inc-seeks-1-billion-for-trx-investments\">filed<\/a> an application with the SEC to issue securities worth up to $1 billion to expand its TRX token reserve. Previously, the company&#8217;s shares <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tron-shares-debut-on-nasdaq\">began<\/a> trading on the Nasdaq exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, TRON project creator Justin Sun completed a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin&#8217;s NS-34 mission. Following the journey, the crypto entrepreneur reflected on the importance of protecting the planet. Back to earth!!! \u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) August 3, 2025 The flight on the New Shepard rocket lasted 10 minutes. 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