Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese-Kittitian crypto investor and co-founder of F2Pool, has been named Mission Commander for SpaceX's first commercial human spaceflight to Mars. His mining pool controls roughly 11.3% of the global Bitcoin network hashrate, and his personal bitcoin assets are estimated to exceed $300 million.
The two-year mission includes a week-long circumlunar fly-by, a high-altitude fly-by of Mars, and a complex return to Earth. SpaceX will debut its Starship V3 architecture, featuring advanced cryogenic systems and custom avionics to mitigate deep-space risks.
The crew will conduct critical biomedical research, including behavioral health tracking and the first-ever human X-ray images in microgravity. The mission is designed to provide operational data essential for building permanent habitats on Mars.
SpaceX has confidentially filed for a public offering targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and revealed its bitcoin holdings of 8,285 BTC.