Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday began a search for eight people to join him when he becomes the first passenger on a special trip around the moon for Elon Musk's SpaceX company, and Maezawa was initially planning to invite artists for the week-long trip scheduled for 2023.
The Japanese billionaire said the revised project "will give more people around the world the opportunity to join this journey. If you see yourself as an artist, you are an artist."
The first phase of the application process will continue until March 14, and Maezawa, who sold the fashion retail website Zuzu to Softbank in 2019, will take care of all costs for the trip, which will be made by a reusable launch vehicle belonging to the new generation of SpaceX vehicles called `` SpaceX. '' Starship. "
Two recent prototypes of that spacecraft exploded during testing, underscoring the risks faced by Maezawa, 45, and his companions, who will also have to face the hassle of traveling into space on their first private flight outside Earth's orbit.
Maezawa is known for his art collections, luxury cars, and material gifts to his Twitter followers, which made him the most Japanese following on the site. Last year, Maezawa launched a documentary program in search of a new girlfriend to join him on his journey before quickly retreating, citing the presence of "mixed feelings" inside.
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