You can now buy a trip to space on Jeff Bezos’ unfortunately-shaped rocket with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing the finest human endeavours full circle

Should you wish to emulate the achievements of the great Katy Perry, William Shatner and others by taking a trip on one of Blue Origin’s rockets beyond the Kármán line, I have excellent news—you can now pay for the experience with cryptocurrency.

Shift4 Payments, a self-described “leader in integrated payments and commerce technology”, has announced it’s been working with Blue Origin to use its seamless payments technology to allow would-be space travellers to pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT and USDC for a trip on one of the company’s New Shepard rockets. The system is said to be up and running as of last week, marking a brave new frontier of crypto and space tourism combined.