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    SpaceX Will Send a Japanese Billionaire to the Moon—And He’s Taking a Bunch of Artists With Him

    The spaceflight company said Monday it would take Yusaku Maezawa on a historic trip in 2023.
    by Marina Koren Sep 17, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Chris Carlson / AP

    SpaceX said Monday night that it would send Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire entrepreneur from Japan, on a trip around the moon in 2023 aboard the company’s yet-to-be-built rocket. And Maezawa won’t be flying alone. Joining him will be six to eight artists, chosen from a pool of painters, photographers, musicians, film directors, fashion designers, and architects from around the world.

    “Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the moon,” Maezawa said. “This is my lifelong dream.”

    Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder, introduced Maezawa at a press conference astronauts on a historic loop around the moon.

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