Never before seen image of NASA Astronaut Kalpana Chawla converted into NFT for Women’s day auction

Never-before-seen images of astronaut Kalpana Chawla have been encoded in NFT on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The collection, launched by GuardianLink on the Beyondlife.club NFT marketplace, will go live on March 8. An Indian-American astronaut, Chawla is one of seven crew members who have already launched. lost her life in NASA’s space shuttle Columbia after it caught fire while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere in 2003. The first woman of Indian descent to go into space, Chawla was one of the characters. most inspiring, especially for space enthusiasts in India.

The special one NFT The collection will contain ten images of Chawla, with 25 copies of each image. In total, this series will feature 250 NFT pieces.

Each NFT will also carry a quote from Chawla, in addition to the value quotient of this string.

“In recognition of Kalpana’s achievements, I have approved the release of an NFT that includes rare and never-before-seen photographs of moments from her life,” said Jean-Pierre Harrison, Chawla’s husband in a statement. An announcement.

Glimpses of these encrypted images have not been released to the public domains.

Proceeds from the sale of these NFTs will be donated to an Indian child welfare organization, the name of which has yet to be released.

Currently, pricing details of Chawla’s NFTs are yet to be revealed.

A digital collectible, inspired by Chawla, has also launched on India’s WazirX crypto exchange and market.

Under WazirX’s The ‘Iconic-Women-In-HIstory’ collection, an animated representation of Chawla wearing a spacesuit has been valued at $33.34 (approximately Rs 2,560).

NFTs are valuable virtual collectibles powered on blockchain technology.

NFT sales to reach around $25 billion (approximately Rs 1,84,700) in 2021 as speculative crypto assets explode in popularity, data from market tracker DappRadar shows.

The sector is witnessing growth in India with a host of native NFT markets such as BeyondLife.club. Bollycoinand WazirX among others, cropping.

Earlier this month, Viacom affiliate 18’s Youth, Music and English Entertainment (YME) launched its own dedicated NFT marketplace called “Completely Faltoo”.

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