Maezawa wants you: Japan billionaire seeks 'crew' for moon trip

FILE PHOTO: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder of online fashion retailer Zozo, who has been chosen as the first private passenger by SpaceX, poses for photos as he attends a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

He had originally planned to invite artists for the weeklong voyage slated for 2023.