The Falcon spacecraft carrying physical bitcoins failed to land on the moon and will burn up upon re-entering the atmosphere
ChainCatcher news, the Peregrine lander, originally planned to land on the Moon, is currently on a re-entry trajectory. The Peregrine is approximately 234,000 miles from Earth and is expected to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Astrobotic, the company responsible for the project, will hold a press conference with NASA on January 18 to announce the details of the Peregrine's crash.
ChainCatcher previously reported that BitMEX will send Bitcoin to the Moon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:18 AM EST on January 8 (14:28 Beijing time). This mission, in collaboration with Astrobotic, Bitcoin Magazine, and Oxcart Assembly, aims to demonstrate the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technology in establishing a borderless financial system beyond Earth.