„In 2022, we will develop and send a small satellite into orbit. The satellite will be called AETHER and it will be used by other crypto projects that have their own blockchain, to run nodes beyond earth’s atmosphere,” according to the company’s website.
„Different blockchains can join our ecosystem and will have the possibility to run satellite nodes. Validators will need to hold a certain number of ATHER tokens and mainnet coins needed for the node to operate,” the company explains.
AETHER – will be the first crypto ever sent into space In through a partnership with Arca Space. The rocket is scheduled to be launched in January 2022.
Moreover, on this occasion, Arca Space will launch EcoRocket carrying a unique and extremely low-cost payload beyond our atmosphere: Aether cryptocurrency.
The EcoRocket is a three-stage orbital vehicle, with its first two stages fully reusable. The first two stages are using an environmentally friendly water- based propellant that will put the third stage at an altitude of 50km and a speed of 5,400km/h. The third stage, fueled by RP-1 and High Test Peroxide, will then propel a payload of up to 10 kilograms into orbit.