Justin Sun – Founder of TRON Blockchain Network – Safely Returns from Space Flight with Blue Origin
Justin Sun, founder of the Layer 1 blockchain network TRON, safely returned to Earth last Saturday after participating in Blue Origin's commercial space flight – mission NS-34. He was accompanied by 5 other passengers, including prominent figures from investment, technology, and education sectors.
Justin Sun's fellow passengers included: J.D. Russell – founder of Venture Capital Alpha Funds, entrepreneur Gökhan Erdem, real estate investor Arvi Bahal, meteorologist Deborah Martorell, and Lionel Pitchford – an educator and charity activist.
In 2021, Justin Sun successfully bid $28 million to secure the first spot on the NS-34 space flight organized by Blue Origin. This was a commercial space flight for the public, operated by Jeff Bezos's aerospace company.
After the flight landed safely, Justin Sun shared strong emotions:
"Earth is so small – it is our home. We must do everything we can to protect it."
He also expressed surprise when seeing the green planet from space:
"I was very surprised to see almost the entire Earth from the spacecraft's window. At that moment, I truly understood the meaning of the flight's name – it was very accurate."
Justin Sun's reaction when looking at Earth from space is a manifestation of the "Overview Effect" – a psychological phenomenon that many astronauts experience when becoming more aware of the smallness, fragility, but incredibly interconnected nature of our planet in the vast universe.
