The DOGE Moon Mission is stirring once again: the DOGE-1 launch is imminent, and Meme coins are heading towards real application scenarios.

The crypto market has some new movements. On November 4, Elon Musk tweeted a simple phrase “The time has come,” and then retweeted his old tweet from April 2021: “SpaceX will send a real Dogecoin to the real moon.” This seemingly inconspicuous information instantly stirred up a thousand waves in the crypto world.

Backtrack to 2021. At that time, Elon Musk casually tweeted, and Dogecoin surged nearly 30% within minutes. With the heat rising, he officially announced - SpaceX would launch the “DOGE-1 Lunar Mission” and would accept payment in Dogecoin. The entire crypto community was in an uproar.

This project is developed by Canada's Geometric Energy Corporation, and is essentially a CubeSat micro-satellite mission, fully funded by dogecoin. It is planned to be launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. If successful, this will become the first space mission in human history to be entirely paid for with cryptocurrency. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the project, with a license valid until October 30, 2025.

Interestingly, the market reaction to Musk's speech this time was much more rational compared to four years ago. After the news broke, Dogecoin rebounded from $0.172 to $0.178, with a small decline. In contrast, during that wave in 2021, it skyrocketed by 30%. What does this contrast indicate? Investors are evolving. They no longer blindly follow the words of big influencers but are starting to focus on the fundamentals and real value of the projects themselves.

The current pressure in the crypto market is significant. Bitcoin has fallen below $106,000, and Ethereum can no longer hold above $3,600. In this environment, if DOGE-1 really succeeds in launching, it will mean something different—Dogecoin could transition from being a pure Meme coin to the realm of real commercial applications.

The purpose of this satellite is also very practical: Earth observation and IoT data transmission. In other words, Dogecoin may truly participate in a value cycle of an实体经济. SpaceX's Commercial Sales Vice President Tom Ochinero previously stated: “DOGE-1 will demonstrate the application potential of cryptocurrency beyond Earth's orbit, opening the door to interstellar trade.”

Unlike the verbal commitments made in 2021, the DOGE-1 mission has now completed its technical review, with a complete task process and specific timeline. The launch window is set for December 2025. Musk's “space fantasy” from four years ago is gradually becoming a reality.

The market is waiting for that moment in December. This is not just a technical experiment, but also an important test of the real-world application of cryptocurrency.