Registration for Challenge Capsules Beta is now live 📝
Take your chance to be part of only 500 users who will get access to test the feature, with a chance at getting exclusive Sneakers as Beta Capsules rewards.
The rules will be slightly different during the Beta testing phase:
✅ Opening a Capsule will cost 5 GMT (it may require more GMT in the full release)
✅ Running with high Charm or Resilience won't give you more draw tickets
✅ Each Beta tester will receive 20 tickets for free
Think you’re ready? Head to Discord to secure your spot 👇
Introducing Challenge Capsules on STEPN & STEPN GO 💊
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ Each Capsule contains rewards. As a user, you can choose to open a Capsule to unlock a challenge.
2️⃣ Once unlocked, you’ll need to complete the challenge within a limited time using STEPN or STEPN GO.
3️⃣ Complete it successfully and your activity will be verified through our SMAC anti-cheating system
4️⃣ You’ll then receive a ticket that enters you into the prize draw. The more tickets used in a draw, the higher your chances of winning
❌ Fail the challenge? No ticket. Your entry fee goes into the prize pool.
How to earn more tickets? 🎟️
✅ Complete the challenge = 1 ticket
✅ Use a STEPN GO Sneaker with high Charm
✅ Use a STEPN Sneaker with high Resilience
What’s for grabs? 🏆
Prizes will include GMT, Sneakers, Shoe Boxes and more!
Challenge Capsule is built for users ready to push themselves, take risks, and earn prizes through real movement 🏃♂️🔥
Beta access will first be limited to only 500 users. Beta registration sign up forms coming soon today! 👀
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🚨 SPACEX JUST GOT FAA APPROVAL TO TEST ITS NEW “STARFALL” CAPSULES.
These are not regular reentry vehicles.
SpaceX’s new circular Starfall capsules are designed to bring up to 1,000 kg of payload back from orbit safely, repeatedly, and at scale.
They can launch on either Falcon 9 or Starship, perform in-space manufacturing, then reenter and splash down in the Pacific for rapid recovery.
Why this matters:
• Enables true commercial in-space manufacturing (microgravity + vacuum) that can be returned to Earth
• Could become a “proliferated successor” to the ISS for self-sustaining space industry
• Opens the door to rapid point-to-point cargo delivery from orbit to anywhere on Earth
• Directly competes with companies like Varda that have been flying similar missions on SpaceX rockets
The deeper implication is massive:
We are moving from “occasional experiments in space” to routine manufacturing and logistics in orbit.
If Starfall works at scale, companies could build factories in space, produce high-value materials that can’t be made on Earth, and ship them back down regularly all without needing a full space station.
This is one of the clearest steps yet toward a real, self-sustaining commercial space economy.
What do you think will in-space manufacturing finally become a serious industry, or is this still too early?
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