All net proceeds from the initial sale will go to a nonprofit helping Ukraine survive the Russian invasion.
A piece from former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly's first NFT drop, a collection called"Dreams Out of This World." Kelly has been a vocal and frequent critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; his support for the besieged nation comes through in the piece, which features the Ukrainian flag.Kelly, who spent 340 consecutive days aboard thein 2015 and 2016, just launched his first-ever NFT, an art project called"Dreams Out of This World.
"My story is not the typical astronaut story. I was a bad student growing up — didn't do well in school, kind of a daydreamer," Kelly told Space.com. " he added."So I really, really believe in this idea that inspiration, done in the right way for the right person at the right time, can have extraordinary results.
"I think the metaverse and crypto[currency] and blockchain will be a big part of our future," he said."So it seemed like the right time for me to get involved." The"Dreams Out of This World" drop is a collaboration with the content creation studio Orange Comet. It consists of a series of pieces showing Kelly in space, with a variously reimagined Earth in the background. Those pieces went on auction today — the International Day of Human Spaceflight, which celebrates cosmonautThe auction will continue for 72 hours.
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