Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has named “Everyday Astronaut” YouTube video producer Tim Dodd, American disc jockey Steve Aoki and six other people from five nations to accompany him on a six-day trip around the moon in a SpaceX Starship at some future date.

Eight crew members wanted! Join Yusaku Maezawa on the journey to the Moon! ▼dearMoon official website https://dearmoon.earth/​ “dearMoon” – the first civilian lunar orbital mission – is planned to lift off in 2023. Two years after the press conference that drew international attention, MZ has a big update to share. The video also contains a special message from SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk.

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa was introduced on Monday as the customer for SpaceX’s planned circumlunar flight aboard the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR). The 42-year old billionaire, who founded the clothing company Zozo (www.zozo.com) and collects high-priced art, said he plans to invited six to eight artists on the trip who would create works of art after returning home. The passengers could include painters, sculptors, film directors, architects, writers and fashion […]