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Maezawa wants you: Japan billionaire seeks ‘crew’ for SpaceX moon trip – Sydney Morning Herald
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon with Elon…
The entrepreneur, who sold his online fashion business Zozo Inc to SoftBank in 2019, is paying the entire cost of the voyage on SpaceXs next-generation reusable launch vehicle, dubbed the Starship.
Two recent prototypes have exploded during testing, underscoring the risks for Maezawa, 45, and his fellow passengers, who must also contend with the strains of space travel in the first private journey beyond Earths orbit.
This mission we expect people will go further than any human has ever gone from…
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