Japanese billionaire Maezawa Yusaku has announced 8 people who will join the special Moon trip in 2023 with a SpaceX rocket. In his Twitter post, Maezawa officially announced the passengers who will accompany him on the touristic “dearMoon” tour to the Moon in 2023.
HERE ARE THE NAMES TO TRAVEL TO THE MOON WITH MAEZAWA
According to the announcement, K-Pop artist Choi Seung Hyun and US disc jockey Steve Aoki will join the tour, which received nearly 1 million applications.
The cabin crew includes Irish photographer Rhainnon Adam, Indian actor Dev Joshi, and US video content producer Tim Dod.
British photographer Karim Iliya, US filmmaker Brendan Hall and Czech art director Yemi Akinyemi Dele are also in the team.
According to the announcement, the backup crew members of the tour will be Japanese dancer Miyu and US snow skier Kaitlyn Farrington.
“FIRST JAPANESE CIVIL TO THE MOON”
The billionaire will pay for the trip to the Moon in 2023 with the American space shuttle manufacturer SpaceX rocket.
The 47-year-old Japanese Maezawa became the “first Japanese civilian to go to the Moon” with his trip last year. (AA)