SpaceX and GEC collaborate on space advertising project

Space is quickly becoming a 21st century tourist trap. Case in point: SpaceX partners with Geometric Energy Corporation, a Canadian research and development firm, to launch what is essentially a bloated digital billboard in orbit, according to a weekend Business intern report.

In an interview with the outlet, GEC co-founder and CEO Samuel Reid said the company is developing a satellite called CubeSat, which has a selfie-stick and a pixelated display screen on one side. to display advertisements, logos and other artwork.

The CubeSat will hitchhike on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which will put it into orbit before the rocket reaches the moon. Once there, the selfie stick will capture images of the screen filter and direct he on YouTube or Twitch so that everyone look. According to Reid, the CubeSat is slated for release in early 2022.

Once it is up and running, you will be able to purchase tokens to claim designated pixels on the screen, determine what these pixels look like, and together how long the ad will run. There are five tokens in total: Beta for X coordinate, Rhoe for Y coordinate, Gamma for brightness, Kappa for color, and XI for duration.

Businesses, artists, and anyone else interested can buy tokens using cryptocurrencies, and GEC hopes to be able to support dogecoin payments in the future. Because what is a more appropriate use for a cryptocurrency itself than buying space ads?

“I’m trying to do something that can democratize access to space and allow for decentralized participation,” Reid told Business Insider. “I hope people don’t waste money on something inappropriate, insulting or offensive.”

I mean, that is Internet we are talking about. I give it about 24 hours before someone spends a lot of money just to take a photo of a cock orbiting Earth.

Speaking of money, Reid told Business Insider he couldn’t reveal how much each CubeSat token would cost. But given the time, effort, and money spent just to install the billboard, it’s safe to assume that ad space won’t be cheap. SpaceX and GEC did not immediately return Gizmodo’s request for comment on this matter.

This is not the first joint venture between the two. In May, GEC has announced that it has paid SpaceX entirely in dogecoin to secure a place for its satellite aboard an upcoming lunar mission. In short: dogecoin literally goes towards the moon. The mission, aptly named Doge-1, is slated to take off in early 2022.