Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats

A file photo shows Maezawa gesturing near a Falcon 9 rocket, during the announcement that he is to be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle, at the SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory in Hawthorne, California. He announced on March 3, 2021 he is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight participants from around the world. — AFP

TOKYO: It’s the sort of chance that comes along just 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 SpaceX.