Galactic trip: Maezawa paid an undisclosed sum for the lunar voyage, which is expected to launch in 2023 at the earliest. — Reuters
Tokyo: It’s the sort of chance that comes along once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world.
Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar spaceship being developed by Elon Musk, SpaceX.
Maezawa, who paid an undisclosed sum for the trip expected to launch in 2023 at the earliest, originally said he planned to invite six to eight artistes to join him.
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