Japanese Billionaire Invites 8 People To Join Spacex Mission Around The Moon

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Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:12pm

Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in 2018 to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to apply to fill eight open seats on the mission now slated to take off in 2023.

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