💬 Quoted… ​​“This is possibly the dumbest space thing I've ever seen, and that's saying something."

Earlier this month, a Romanian rocket startup called ARCA Space unveiled its new design for a steam-powered rocket that’s wider than it is tall. What’s more, the company says its venture will be funded by selling crypto tokens that can later be exchanged for ore it'll obtain via future asteroid mining.

• As you can probably imagine, their plan wasn’t very well-received by the overall space community. But ARCA Space founder Dumitru Popescu says he isn’t fazed by the negative feedback.

🎰 Stat of the Day: 1 in 301 million = your chances of winning last night’s drawing for the $810 million Mega Millions jackpot, its third largest prize in history.

🌎 Around the World: Yesterday’s debate between the final two Conservative candidates to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended about halfway through after its moderator fainted on live TV.

🤯 Did You Know?... The “inner voice” for most people who have been completely deaf for their entire life is seeing – or feeling – themselves acting out sign language.

📖 Worth a Read: Are insects the superfood of the future? → (BBC)