Can’t Get a Taylor Swift Ticket? Bad Astro Society Has a Better Option
By Space Coast Daily // December 20, 2022
When Taylor Swift recently announced her Eras Tour, she effectively — as the kids say — “broke the internet.”
Millions of fans were disappointed in the wake of the tickets going on sale when Ticketmaster botched the initial ticket release; their site was overwhelmed by web traffic and subsequent errors that locked fans out of access to sales.
Even though Swifties were recently alerted to a possible second-chance sale, many have been soured on the ticket-buying process. Since then, Taylor Swift tickets have become a hot commodity, going for upwards of $13,000 on other ticket sales sites.
It may seem that entertainment options are becoming available to only the ultra-wealthy or well-connected, leaving the average Joe in the dust.
We live in an age where people seek alternative ways to live the exciting, over-the-top lives that they see the upper class gaining access to.
However, gaining access to once-in-a-lifetime events may seem nearly impossible in a time of economic stagnation.
Another crazy-expensive and seemingly out-of-reach benefit of the ultra-wealthy is space travel. In the past decade, civilian space travel has moved from the pages of sci-fi novels to reality.
Space X has already completed the very first all-tourist flight, and furthering space tourism is becoming a very real possibility in the near future.
The caveat, however, is that for the average person, a tourist ticket to space can cost upwards of $450,000.
Making space tourism affordable
While one may be able to scrounge up enough of their life savings to see Taylor Swift in 2023, space travel is in an entire other realm of exorbitant cost. But one company has recently leveraged blockchain technology in an attempt to make space travel a reality for more people.
Blockchain’s security, smart contracts, and decentralization have made many things more accessible — from investing to healthcare information.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have opened up access to assets even more, making things like tickets to concerts, events, or even space more affordable. Now, the Bad Astro Society is using NFTs to bring the reality of space tourism to more people.
NFTs being used for space tourism rely on future cryptocurrency market value, a bevy of revenue streams for blockchain-based projects to tap into, and the continued evolution of the space tourism industry.
Since the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, climbed to new heights in 2001, innovators and explorers have been developing novel ways to make the average man or woman an astronaut — even if only for a day.
Bad Astro Society is offering NFTs that provide membership into a club with the lofty mission of launching all 10,000 members into space.
A force to be reckoned with
Though many ventures have harnessed the power of the blockchain and NFTs to sell real estate, create and sell art, or help build the metaverse, few have developed such extreme goals as space travel.
The crypto market is notoriously volatile, marked by rapid upswings and sharp declines. Many people are still trying to get their heads around exactly what crypto, the blockchain, or NFTs are.
Bad Astro Society is tapping into a market of investors who are not afraid to dream big dreams, a distinction that may perfectly describe crypto investors as a whole, and membership in the Bad Astro Society is not limited to a trip to space; members also get access to perks from proprietary events to merchandise.
“We are a community full of the crazy ones, the crypto believers, the brand builders, the partiers, and above all else, the trendsetting misfits who refuse to be bound by the imaginations of others,” CEO Charlton Haupt told E-Cryptonews.
Haupt’s idea harkens back to a childhood dream of space exploration that he shared with his brother, his partner in the Bad Astro Society.
“Ever since we were kids, we have wanted to go to space and have loved a good adrenaline rush, but time passes, and you grow up and have responsibilities you need to take care of.”
To Haupt, the technology behind NFTs is bringing back that childlike search for adrenaline, and it’s a goal many others share with him and his brother.
“We realized that with the growing crypto and space tourism markets, there was this unique time in history that we could offer something life-changing for the average person who can’t afford a $450,000 ticket to space,” he explains.
The Bad Astro Society NFTs are artistically hand-drawn, and the main character featured has four suits in various colors and patterns. Bad Astro Society NFT holders can tailor their assets to their particular tastes.
The Bad Astro Society offering is coming at a time when the “out-of-this-world” event may seem out of reach for the average person. Haupt and his team hope to bring the reality of space travel to far-flung dreamers everywhere.
“That is why we are doing this — we have the opportunity to bring the ultimate first-class ticket that is reserved for the ultra-wealthy to the average person,” Haupt explains.
