Mission Helios

Mission Helios (HELIOS) is a decentralized space community running on the Ethereum network. The platform's objective is to use blockchain technology to facilitate the democratization of space or make space available for the masses.

Three commercial space enterprises took significant efforts toward expanding human presence in space in 2021 by sending non-astronauts into space. Its whitepaper emphasizes that these projects are centralized in the hands of a wealthy few individuals aiming to target the rich. To prevent the concentration of space power, the team created Mission Helios, intending to democratize space, one in which anybody can access data and participate in future space exploration missions. 

Mission Helios aims to launch a high-performance blockchain-based satellite imagery system aboard LizzieSat – a multi-mission satellite. The system seeks to collect photographs of Earth to be stored as Non-Fungible Tokens in an open-source and decentralized manner. The platform incentivizes ownership of the underlying NFTs by giving passive revenue from licensing fees to holders every quarter. The nano-satellite collected data and imagery are available for the general public to see and license via the metaverse-based Helios Hub. This ever-evolving strategy solidifies a unique goal to remain fully democratized by exposing unedited satellite imagery and data to humanity while also allowing users to own a piece of history while also earning passive income through real-world usage. 

The native token of the platform is HELIOS, a governance token. It is critical to accomplishing our goals and the platform's future development. The platform allows for repurchase and regular burning. Cryptocurrency burning is when a fraction of tokens are sent to a wallet with no private key. This means the tokens are lost forever. Tokens are usually burnt to reduce availability and increase market value. The process is called deflation and benefits long-term investors while providing stability and consistent growth. The HELIOS token is claimed to be used by participating in the DAO Mission Helios and also claims to add to the project in the future.

Alfonso Ballon founded the platform. The launch was made in year March 2022 when the whitepaper was also published. The total supply of HELIOS is ten trillion.