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Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

wa WANTS eight members of the public to join him on a TRIP around the MOON!

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight members of the public to join him for a trip around the moon on Elon Musk's SpaceX flight.

"I want people from all kinds of backgrounds to join," he said in a video via Twitter, where he also shared a link to application details.

He said he will pay for the entire journey, so those who come onboard will fly for free.

The mission, called dearMoon, is scheduled to fly in 2023.

Applicants need to meet two criteria: they should advance "whatever activity" they are in to "help other people and greater society in some way", and are "willing to support other crew members who share similar aspirations", he said.

"I have bought all the seats, so it will be a private ride," he added.

Watch this video to learn more about the selection process. It also contains a special message from @elonmusk #dearMoon.

↓Check the full version.

— Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) (@yousuckMZ) March 2, 2021.

View original tweet on Twitter.

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Mr Maezawa, a fashion mogul and art collector, previously said that he planned to invite "artists" for the voyage on the Starship rocket, but the adjusted project "will give people from around the globe the chance to join this journey".

"If you see yourself as an artist, then you are an artist," he said.

The billionaire who wants to fly to the Moon.

Last year, he also launched a documentary search for a new girlfriend to join him on the trip, before cancelling due to "mixed feelings".

In 2018, Mr Maezawa was named as the first private passenger due to be flown around the moon by SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk.

The price Mr Maezawa agreed to pay for his ticket to space has not been disclosed, but according to Mr Musk it was "a lot of money".

Planned for 2023, the mission would be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972.

WATCH: 'Why I've bought a ticket to fly to the Moon'.

Related Topics: Japan, SpaceX, Elon Musk.

More on this story: The billionaire who wants to fly to the Moon.

Published: 18 September 2018.


"THAT'S SOME BAD SHIT, HARRY!".

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Re: Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

God, just take me.

Re: Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

LOL, I still can't believe we haven't been back to the Moon since the 1970's.

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"THAT'S SOME BAD SHIT, HARRY!".

Re: Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

Real life Star Trek will happen before the star Wars. I wouldn't mind riding on the flight to around the moon.

Re: Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

This seems like a bad idea.

Re: Japanese BILLIONAIRE SEEKS EIGHT PEOPLE to FLY to the MOON! Yusaku Maeza-…

I don’t think the trip will be relaxing or fun. If these are just ransoms, they’ll break.

Cheerio.
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