Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly launched NFT and raised $500 thousand for Ukraine

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 340 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station in 2015-16, has launched his first-ever NFT art project called "Dreams from this world." All net proceeds from the initial sale go to a non-profit organization that helps Ukraine survive the Russian invasion. Space.com.

NFTS (non — reciprocal tokens) are pieces of data stored in a digital account called a blockchain that represent unique assets.

"Dreams Out of this world" consists of a series of snippets that show Kelly in space with Earth in the background. In particular, this art object depicts the famous blue and yellow flag of Ukraine, which rises high above the ground.

All items were put up for auction on April 12. It was planned that the auction will last for three days on the NFT OpenSea marketplace. However, the entire collection sold out in just a few hours, raising more than half a million dollars.

"I am proud to announce that my NFT collection is officially sold out on OpenSea. Thank you to everyone who supported this project! In the midst of this war, it's amazing that we can come together through art to help the people of Ukraine. Today, more than 5 500 thousand has been collected! Kelly said.

All net proceeds from this initial auction will go to the Ukrainian efforts of the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), a non — profit organization that helps disaster-affected countries and communities.

Kelly has been a clear opponent of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, condemning it repeatedly and most strongly.

"Putin's war crimes and the support or indifference of the Russian people to them have doomed Russia to a very bleak future," Kelly wrote on Twitter in Russian and English on April 5.

By the way, Kelly until recently was the American record holder for the longest continuous human flight into space (340 days). However, NASA's Mark Vande Hay recently surpassed his achievement by returning home on March 30 after a 355-day stay aboard the ISS.