This file photo taken on October 9, 2018 shows Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle, posing with a model rocket and space helmet prior to a press conference in Tokyo. It’s the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire on March 3, 2021 is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight participants from around the world. Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / 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.
Maezawa, who paid an undisclosed sum for the trip expected to launch around 2023, originally said he planned to invite six to eight artists to join him on the voyage.
But on Wednesday, in a video posted on his Twitter account, he revealed a broader application process.
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“I’m inviting you to join me on this mission. Eight of you from all around the world,” he said.
“I have bought all the seats, so it will be a private ride,” he added.
