杰德·麦卡莱布（Jed McCaleb）XRP联合创始人分享了他对自己的步伐公司的雄心勃勃的愿景。

根据他对彭博社的采访，他的新公司将把人类变成一个多人物种。

A billionaire is risking half of his cryptocurrency fortune to build the first commercial space station. Success could win his startup, Vast Space, a lucrative NASA contract to replace the ageing International Space Station. Failure could cost him $1 billion and leave a large hole in the emerging market for private outposts in low Earth orbit.

一位亿万富翁冒着他的加密货币财富的一半风险，建立了第一个商业空间站。成功可以赢得他的创业公司，庞大的空间，这是一份有利可图的NASA合同，以取代国际老化的国际空间站。失败可能使他耗资10亿美元，并在新兴市场留下一个大漏洞，以供低地球轨道上的私人哨所。

At least two other startups are also developing commercial space stations, but they are focusing on smaller modules that could be launched as early as next year. Vast’s plans are far more ambitious: its Haven-1 station, which is set to begin operations in May 2026, will be capable of housing a crew of four to six and will have living and working space measuring about 1,800 square feet—roughly the size of a small house.

至少还有另外两家初创公司也在开发商业空间站，但它们正在关注最早在明年可以推出的较小模块。 VAST的计划更加雄心勃勃：它的Haven-1车站将于2026年5月开始运营，能够容纳四到六个的船员，并将拥有约1,800平方英尺的生活和工作空间，这是一个小房子的大小。

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has signaled that it likely will give lucrative contracts to private companies that could assist in building the replacement space station and in providing services such as food and hygiene products. If this company fails to persuade NASA, it will likely have a hard time reaching commercial success and attracting the necessary investments for future projects. In such circumstances, McCaleb will lose nearly $1 billion of his cryptocurrency fortune. He isn’t concerned.

美国总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden）的政府表示，它可能会给私人公司签订有利可图的合同，这些公司可以帮助建立替代空间站并提供诸如食品和卫生产品之类的服务。如果该公司未能说服NASA，那么它可能很难取得商业成功并吸引未来项目的必要投资。在这种情况下，麦卡莱布将损失近10亿美元的加密货币财富。他不担心。

“There are not that many folks who are willing to dedicate the amount of resources and time and risk tolerance that I am,” McCaleb said.

麦卡莱布说：“没有多少人愿意奉献我的资源，时间和风险承受能力。”

A Long-Time Friend Describes Him as a 'Deliberate Risk-Taker'

一个长期的朋友将他描述为“故意冒险者”

Sam Yagan, a long-time friend of McCaleb who serves as an advisor at startups, described him as a “deliberate risk-taker.”

麦卡莱布（McCaleb）的长期朋友萨姆·雅根（Sam Yagan）担任初创企业的顾问，他称他为“故意冒险者”。

“He’s maybe slightly eccentric in his willingness to take what you and I would see as a lot of risks. But he’s also somebody who really thinks through the implications of his decisions and commits fully to the ones he makes,” Yagan said.

Yagan说：“他愿意承担您和我认为有很多风险的东西可能有些古怪。但是，他也是一个真正地思考自己的决定的含义，并完全致力于他所做的那些人。”

McCaleb further stressed the importance of his decision and his company’s aim of multi-planetary life and civilization. He said that it is very interesting for people to look past our current life on Earth. In his opinion, this can get us closer to a world where many people live on other planets.

麦卡莱布进一步强调了他的决定的重要性以及他公司的多人生活和文明的目标。他说，人们要超越我们目前的地球上的生活非常有趣。他认为，这可以使我们更接近许多人生活在其他星球上的世界。

“I view it as an all-or-nothing proposition. We’re either going to become a multiplanetary species, or we’re going to remain here on Earth. To me, it feels like there’s no middle ground. And I think it’s important that we continue moving toward that goal. I want to see people living and working in space, and I think we can get there. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s definitely achievable. We’re making good progress with Vast and I’m excited to see what the future holds.”

“我将其视为一个全有或全无的主张。我们要么要成为一个多层次的物种，要么我们要留在地球上。对我来说，没有中间立场。我认为重要的是要继续朝着这个目标迈进。我希望看到人们在太空中生活和工作，而且我认为我们可以实现良好的进步。

SpaceX Support Puts Vast on the Launchpad to Success

SpaceX支持使发射台上的广阔板成功

For the production of parts and delivery of its space station and crew to orbit, Vast is partnering with SpaceX. For instance, SpaceX will provide the docking station which connects the space station to SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. Additionally, an internet connection for the Vast’s space station will be also provided by SpaceX. The flights for delivery of parts and personnel have been already booked and only require NASA’s approval. Vast’s CEO and president, Max Haot, is a former major employee of SpaceX which further strengthens the SpaceX Vast Partnership.

为了生产零件并交付其空间站和机组人到轨道，Vast与SpaceX合作。例如，SpaceX将提供将空间站连接到SpaceX的Dragon Apsule的对接站。此外，SpaceX还将提供GAST的空间站的互联网连接。零件和人员交付的航班已经被预订，只需要NASA的批准。 VAST的首席执行官兼总裁Max Haot是SpaceX的前主要员工，进一步加强了SpaceX广大伙伴关系。

One of the key aspirations of McCaleb’s Vast is to introduce artificial gravity in future space stations. This feature will probably be created by high-speed rotation of the station. Such features are necessary as the current personnel of the International Space Station suffer from various physical issues. However, the company is still far from such features as Heaven-1 will not have the capabilities that ISS currently has. The ISS can turn dirty water into drinkable water and produce oxygen from carbon dioxide. Heaven-1 is said to be a short-term station and will not have such features.

麦卡莱布广阔的主要愿望之一是在未来的太空站中引入人工重力。此功能可能会通过电台的高速旋转而创建。这样的功能是必要的，因为国际空间站的当前人员遭受了各种物理问题的困扰。但是，该公司仍然远离天堂1的功能，它将没有ISS当前具有的功能。 ISS可以将脏水变成可饮用的水，并从二氧化碳产生氧气。据说天堂1是一个短期站，不会具有这样的特征。

Jed McCaleb’s Billion-Dollar Journey Through Crypto

杰德·麦卡莱布（Jed McCaleb）的十亿美元穿越加密之旅

Jed McCaleb has many well-known companies in his portfolio as he entered the crypto world as the founder of Mt. Gox. However he sold most of his shares in 2011 and exited the company, one year later he created the XRP token. McCaleb XRP co-founder owned 9% of all XRP tokens in the market. However, he sold most of his tokens in 2013 and left Ripple, although he has profited billions of dollars from Ripple. A year later he started the Stellar network and the Stellar token which now has reached $8.7B in market capitalization.

杰德·麦卡莱布（Jed McCaleb）进入加密货币世界（Crypto World），成为Gox山的创始人。然而，他在2011年出售了他的大部分股票，并退出了公司，一年后，他创建了XRP令牌。 McCaleb XRP联合创始人拥有市场上所有XRP代币的9％。但是，尽管他从Ripple中获利了数十亿美元，但他在2013年出售了大部分代币，并留下了波纹。一年后，他启动了Stellar网络和恒星代币，现在已经达到了8.7亿美元的市值。

Crypto King to Cosmic Dreamer: McCaleb’s New Challenge

加密国王到宇宙梦想家：麦卡莱布的新挑战

As McCaleb’s past shows he has founded many successful companies and has not been involved in any controversies. With such a track record and the SpaceX Vast Partnership, the future of Vast seems to be bright. However, the lack of experience in the field of space technology and fierce competition threaten McCaleb’s company.

正如麦卡莱（McCaleb）的过去表明，他创立了许多成功的公司，并且没有参与任何争议。有了这样的往绩和SpaceX广阔的伙伴关系，广阔的未来似乎是光明的。但是，在太空技术领域缺乏经验和激烈的竞争威胁着麦卡莱布的公司。