The TON blockchain is powering a global onchain vote to send six civilians into space, five from underrepresented countries, and one from the general public. The US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) and The Open Network (TON) Foundation have launched a new Telegram-based Mini App that will allow users to vote on who gets to fly to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket.The initiative, called Mission Control, is part of a broader effort to “democratize” space access by opening up astronaut selection to global users via onchain voting on the TON blockchain, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. According to the announcement, SERA has secured all six seats on a future Blue Origin New Shepard mission, currently scheduled for launch between the first and second quarters of 2026. Read more The TON blockchain is powering a global onchain vote to send six civilians into space, five from underrepresented countries, and one from the general public. The US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) and The Open Network (TON) Foundation have launched a new Telegram-based Mini App that will allow users to vote on who gets to fly to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket.The initiative, called Mission Control, is part of a broader effort to “democratize” space access by opening up astronaut selection to global users via onchain voting on the TON blockchain, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. According to the announcement, SERA has secured all six seats on a future Blue Origin New Shepard mission, currently scheduled for launch between the first and second quarters of 2026. Read more

TON, SERA seek to ‘democratize’ space travel with onchain astronaut voting

The TON blockchain is powering a global onchain vote to send six civilians into space, five from underrepresented countries, and one from the general public.

The US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) and The Open Network (TON) Foundation have launched a new Telegram-based Mini App that will allow users to vote on who gets to fly to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

The initiative, called Mission Control, is part of a broader effort to “democratize” space access by opening up astronaut selection to global users via onchain voting on the TON blockchain, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph.

According to the announcement, SERA has secured all six seats on a future Blue Origin New Shepard mission, currently scheduled for launch between the first and second quarters of 2026.

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