Japanese billionaire is looking for eight people to join him for a Moon voyage on SpaceX rocket
Yusaku Maezawa announcing his plan to fly on SpaceX's Starship rocket in September 2018. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa invited the public on Tuesday to apply for a spot on SpaceX's Starship in his private mission around the Moon, reaching out to a wider, more diverse audience" two years after announcing he'd only ride with a select group of artists. The trip is currently slated for 2023, but that date might not hold.
I want people from all kinds of backgrounds to join," Maezawa said in a video posted Tuesday afternoon, when the contest's application went live. It will be 10 to 12 people in all, but I will be inviting 8 people to come along on the ride."
Maezawa, the founder of Japan's largest online fashion retailer, is worth about $2 billion. He was revealed as Starship's first signed passenger back in 2018...