A physical Dogecoin (DOGE) could reach the Earth’s moon as early as 2027, according to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The DOGE-1 lunar mission could ultimately prove DOGE’s utility beyond our planet’s orbit.
“Maybe next year,” Musk replied when asked by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, one of the largest and most influential Tesla owners’ clubs, about when SpaceX would finally put “a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon.”
Dogecoin’s previous attempt at the moon was a 2021 plan teased by Musk for a SpaceX mission financed entirely with DOGE tokens. Canadian space technology firm Geometric Energy Corp., which commissioned the mission, described it as the first-ever commercial lunar payload, fully funded by the original memecoin.
The DOGE-1 satellite would be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. However, the mission has been repeatedly postponed and never happened. But that could change next year.
Musk simply replied with a resounding “Yes” in response to a post on X declaring that Dogecoin reaching the moon is “inevitable.”
Meanwhile, DOGE prices have gained a paltry 0.8% in the past 24 hours amid a broader downturn in crypto majors. According to CoinGecko, it is still well below its 2021 all-time high of $0.73 — much to the dismay of its diehard fanbase.
While Musk has not officially confirmed an exact date for when his rocket company SpaceX will put DOGE on the moon, his positive response has triggered palpable excitement among the token’s fans.
Dogecoin was created in 2013 as a joke by developers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer to poke fun at Bitcoin and the mushrooming altcoins.
DOGE has gained a big following and surged to new record highs over the years, largely thanks to Musk. The world’s richest man’s obsession with shitposting helped propel the coin to a top 10 cryptocurrency by market value.
Musk continued to pump Dogecoin’s price here and there with his social media posts, with the eccentric billionaire announcing that merchandise for SpaceX would soon be able to be purchased with the doggy-themed crypto, just as it can be for Tesla merch.
Last year, Dogecoin’s namesake was shared with a highly controversial U.S. government initiative co-led by Musk. The Department of Government Efficiency’s (D.O.G.E.) goal was to cut government spending as much as possible. The Dogecoin logo even briefly appeared on the Department of Government Efficiency website, sparking speculation that the billionaire was planning on using the OG meme coin in some way.
D.O.G.E. eventually faded into obscurity, with Musk being pushed out of the U.S. government.
