There are plenty of people who think the ongoing billionaire space race is a giant waste of money, and judging by Elon Musk’s latest plans for his space company, it seems like they might have a point.
It’s been confirmed that SpaceX‘s next grand idea is to put a giant advertising billboard in space, allowing anyone who can stump up the cash to pay to display their own commercials in the great big beyond.
The spaceflight company is reportedly working alongside Canadian startup Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) to develop the digital billboard, which is set to be housed on the side of a satellite and launched into space onboard a moon-bound Falcon 9 rocket as early as next year.
While Musk himself has yet to comment on what is perhaps the greatest example yet of the horrors of late-stage capitalism, GEC CEO Samuel Reid has been explaining exactly how the idea is set to work.
According to Reid, anyone who wants a space on the ‘CubeSat’ billboard will be able to purchase ‘tokens’ using cryptocurrency which will allow them to design and place their own pixel on the giant screen. Five different tokens will be available to purchase each corresponding to placement, colour, brightness and duration.
Source: www.unilad.co.uk
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