• Comment: CNET has published unchecked AI-generated content since 2022. UserMemer (chat) Tribs 17:43, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

MoonDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on democratizing access to space exploration and research. Established in December 2021, it operates as an open-source community uses blockchain technology to fund space-related initiatives, particularly Moon-related. The organization enables members to propose, vote on, and fund projects using its governance token, MOONEY.[1]

History

edit

The DAO used the crowdfunding platform Juicebox to raise 2,612 ETH (Ethereum), valued at approximately $8.3 million at the time.[2] The organization uses its native token, MOONEY, for governance and funding allocation.

Space travel funding

edit

In August 2022, MoonDAO funded a seat for Coby Cotton,[3] co-founder of the YouTube channel Dude Perfect, on Blue Origin’s NS-22 suborbital mission.[4]

Dr. Eiman Jahangir, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center physician, was selected as MoonDAO’s second astronaut[5], flying on Blue Origin’s NS-26 suborbital mission in 2024.[6]

Research funding

edit

MoonDAO has allocated resources to space-related research, including research on open source lunar timekeeping.[7]

Challenges and criticism

edit

MoonDAO faces challenges typical of DAOs and space initiatives, including the complexities of coordinating a global, decentralized community.[8] Critics[who?] have also questioned the practicality of using cryptocurrencies and NFTs for funding ambitious scientific endeavors.[9]

References

edit
  1. ^ "The Crypto Community That's Going To The Moon—Literally". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ "Space Business: MoonDAO's golden tickets". Quartz. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ "MoonDAO Will Pick 2 of the Next Blue Origin Astronauts With the Help of NFTs". CNET. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  4. ^ "Dude Perfect YouTuber Jets Off to Space With Free Ticket Aboard Blue Origin Flight". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  5. ^ "Lucky ticket to space: How a Tennessee cardiologist made it to the final frontier". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  6. ^ "Eiman Jahangir to realize lifelong dream to fly to space". Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  7. ^ "Cryptocurrency, blockchain and space exploration increasingly overlap". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  8. ^ "MoonDAO's crypto-funded space mission is a go for liftoff". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  9. ^ "Investors in 'MoonDAO' Think They'll Go to Space on a Billionaire's Rocket". Vice. Retrieved 2024-11-20.