Travelex, a foreign exchange company, has invented something it calls the "Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination," which is to say, space money. As the abbreviation would be "Quid," there’s an obvious British element to it, but apart from that particular note of fantasy, the thing is appropriately designed for use in space. It’s smooth, so as not to tear space-suits, and contains solid-state data, immune to cosmic radiation.
If you’re wondering why people would be (a) spending money while wearing NASA space suits and (b) while floating in space rather than inside some kind of space-shop… Well, I don’t think you’re supposed to be wondering that.
It’s about $11 a "quid," according to the BBC. That would be the space Quid, not the real one, though if the last few years are any indication, out future’s got that exchange rate in store for us too.
If you’re wondering why people would be (a) spending money while wearing NASA space suits and (b) while floating in space rather than inside some kind of space-shop… Well, I don’t think you’re supposed to be wondering that.
It’s about $11 a "quid," according to the BBC. That would be the space Quid, not the real one, though if the last few years are any indication, out future’s got that exchange rate in store for us too.
