F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun to become SpaceX manned flight commander, explains "why Mars, not the Moon"

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F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang has officially become the mission commander for SpaceX’s first crewed interplanetary flight. This approximately two-year mission will fly through the Earth-Moon system before heading to Mars and returning. Wang believes that lunar exploration will eventually be driven by national governments, but Mars requires the push of private forces. (Previous coverage: US "pre-positions" for another military strike on Iran! Trump skips son's wedding as a result) (Background supplement: Warning signs that US stocks are overextended! Shiller P/E ratio nears 1999 bubble peak) Why choose Mars over the Moon? F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang’s answer is straightforward: "Even without private investment in lunar flights, humanity will still reach the Moon, and likely very soon. As space competition intensifies, national governments will realize lunar bases. I am happy to sit back and watch that happen." "On the other hand, I am still uncertain about the progress of Mars exploration in our lifetime, and I feel we should do something about it. I hope that by purchasing a Mars flyby mission, SpaceX will have another reason not to forget about Mars. Because we really shouldn't push Mars exploration off to the next generation." F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang has officially become the mission commander for SpaceX’s first crewed interplanetary flight. This approximately two-year mission will first explore the outer space of the Earth-Moon system, then fly past Mars before returning to Earth. This is the first commercial crewed interplanetary mission for the SpaceX Starship, marking the official entry of a cryptocurrency billionaire into the stage of human space exploration. Wang’s identity is not just as a co-founder of F2Pool; the mining pool he controls once accounted for approximately 11% of the Bitcoin network's hashrate. From the data centers of cryptocurrency mining pools to the cockpit of a Starship, this path still seems like science fiction to most, but Wang has already begun writing the story into reality. Wang is known within the cryptocurrency circle as a "Bitcoin OG," and his layout in the Bitcoin mining industry has made F2Pool the third-largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world. He once stated that if DOGE rose to $1, he would purchase a Mars exploration mission. Today, that promise seems to be turning into reality. In 2025, Wang commanded the Fram2 polar orbit mission, becoming the first private space traveler to fly over Earth's polar orbits. The Fram2 mission allowed four space travelers to circle the Earth from the South Pole to the North Pole for the first time, sparking global attention. This flight accumulated critical spaceflight experience for Wang and earned him the trust of SpaceX. Before this interplanetary mission, Wang will also participate in a Starship commercial crewed lunar flyby with Dennis Tito (the world's first space tourist in 2002) and his wife Akiko Tito, flying within 200 kilometers of the lunar surface. This will be the first commercial crewed mission for Starship and the closest private flight to the Moon since the Apollo era. Wang’s choice of Mars as a target is not a technical coincidence. The Moon has NASA’s Artemis program, China’s Chang'e program, India’s Chandrayaan, and even competition for lunar bases from Russia and Europe. But Mars? Mars needs someone to "give it a push." Wang’s perspective reflects a growing trend: in the field of private space exploration, government-led programs naturally focus on "low-hanging fruit" (the Moon), while Mars requires more entrepreneurial spirit to maintain momentum. Wang’s journey to Mars also highlights the increasingly close connection between the cryptocurrency and space industries. As a "liquid asset," cryptocurrency is attracting more and more tech billionaires to invest a portion of their wealth into space exploration. Unlike traditional national space programs, the cost structure of private spaceflight is more flexible: - Starship commercial crewed Mars flyby: Estimated cost of approximately $2 billion (including training and seats) - Fram2 polar orbit mission: Wang estimated an investment of approximately $200 million This also has an interesting connection to Musk’s SpaceX itself; Musk’s xAI was once acquired by SpaceX, and overlapping investors in the crypto market and space industry (such as Bitcoin whales and early ETH investors) are becoming important sources of funding for space exploration. Wang is a post-80s generation born in Tianjin, and his space journey is symbolic for Asia. In a space industry dominated by the US and Europe, an Asian crypto billionaire standing in a Starship cockpit suggests that the globalization of space exploration is accelerating. For Taiwan, this mission also raises a more conceptual question: in an increasingly competitive space economy, is Taiwan being marginalized? Taiwan’s current space industry is mainly concentrated in satellite manufacturing (the FORMOSAT series, T

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