Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his producer Yozo Hirano arrive at ISS as first self-funded space tourists in over a decade
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his producer Yozo Hirano arrive at ISS as first self-funded space tourists in over a decade

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his producer-assistant Yozo Hirano have boarded the International Space Station for a 12-day stay. Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and spaceflight participants Mr Maezawa and Mr Hirano lifted off aboard the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft and docked to the ISS early morning on Wednesday, Nasa said in a blog post. For this trip, Mr Maezawa booked seats for himself and Mr Hirano via the US-based company Space Adventures, which arranges rides for wealthy people. TRISH is grateful for Mr Hirano’s participation in this research to further human space exploration,” Dorit Donoviel, TRISH executive director and professor of space medicine at Baylor, had said in a statement before the launch.

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Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Maezawa was aiming the moon trip for 2023, a target seen by most space observers as overly optimistic given the progress of SpaceX’s Spaceship mega-rocket project. “Without clear schedule certainty in the …

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

The Independent  

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Japan billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s SpaceX moon flight to take off with Steve Aoki, K-pop star TOP and YouTuber
2 years, 3 months ago

Japan billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s SpaceX moon flight to take off with Steve Aoki, K-pop star TOP and YouTuber

The Independent  

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K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa’s moon trip
2 years, 3 months ago

K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa’s moon trip

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P will be among eight people who will join him on a flight around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship in the coming years. Maezawa has said the moon trip is aimed for 2023, but most space observers consider the target overly optimistic given that the SpaceX Starship has …

Who are the celebrities on Japan billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s SpaceX moon flight?
2 years, 3 months ago

Who are the celebrities on Japan billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s SpaceX moon flight?

The Independent  

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Japanese billionaire space tourist returns to Earth after 12-day stay on ISS
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese billionaire space tourist returns to Earth after 12-day stay on ISS

The Independent  

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Japanese Billionaire Space Tourist Yusaku Maezawa Returns To Earth After 12 Days On ISS
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese Billionaire Space Tourist Yusaku Maezawa Returns To Earth After 12 Days On ISS

ABP News  

New Delhi: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa safely returned to Earth today after spending 12 days on board the International Space Station. At around 0313 GMT, Monday, online fashion tycoon Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin landed in Kazakhstan, reports news agency AFP. The videos documenting the Japanese tourists' daily life aboard the space station are uploaded …

Japanese billionaire Maezawa returns to Earth with assistant after 12-day tour of Space Station
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese billionaire Maezawa returns to Earth with assistant after 12-day tour of Space Station

India Today  

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa returned to Earth Monday as he landed in Kazakhstan, 12 days after he docked with the International Space Station on a tourism flight. The Russian space agency Roscosmos on December 8 launched Mazewa to the Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft along with his assistant, who was on the trip to document the billionaire's journey. Maezawa, …

Japanese space tourists depart International Space Station
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese space tourists depart International Space Station

The Independent  

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Japanese tourists dock at International Space Station
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese tourists dock at International Space Station

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space on Wednesday and reached the International Space Station several hours later, the first visit by self-paying space tourists to the orbiting outpost in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his mission, blasted off for the International Space Station in …

Japanese tycoon Maezawa is the latest tourist to visit space
3 years, 3 months ago

Japanese tycoon Maezawa is the latest tourist to visit space

Live Mint  

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his producer rocketed to space on Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his mission, blasted off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. “And I also have a personal …

Russia to send Japanese billionaire to ISS marking its return to space tourism
3 years, 3 months ago

Russia to send Japanese billionaire to ISS marking its return to space tourism

Hindustan Times  

Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break. On Sunday morning, their Soyuz spacecraft with a Japanese flag and an "MZ" logo for Maezawa's name was moved onto the launch pad in unusually wet weather for Baikonur, …

Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission
3 years, 5 months ago

Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission

The Independent  

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Japanese Billionaire Is Looking For 8 People to Join Him For a Trip to Moon on SpaceX Voyage
4 years ago

Japanese Billionaire Is Looking For 8 People to Join Him For a Trip to Moon on SpaceX Voyage

News 18  

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Two recent Starship prototypes have exploded during testing, underscoring the risks for Maezawa, 45, and his fellow passengers, who must also contend with the strains of space travel in the …

Want to fly to moon? Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is offering trip on Elon Musk's SpaceX flight
4 years ago

Want to fly to moon? Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is offering trip on Elon Musk's SpaceX flight

India TV News  

At some point in time, haven't we all wondered how are things on the moon or can we step on it? Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, has invited eight people from around the world to join him for a private lunar expedition. As a surprise, the video also had a special message from the CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk who …

Fancy a Free Ride to the Moon? A Japanese Billionaire Has Eight Passes on SpaceX and Wants You to Hop Along
4 years ago

Fancy a Free Ride to the Moon? A Japanese Billionaire Has Eight Passes on SpaceX and Wants You to Hop Along

News 18  

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight people to join him for a free Moon voyage on SpaceX Starship rocket sometime in 2023. Maezawa who is an avid art collector, then announced his Dear Moon Project, aimed to bring “six to eight artists from around the world” to join him in a six-day lunar flyby mission. In the new video, …

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa seeks artists for voyage around the Moon
4 years ago

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa seeks artists for voyage around the Moon

Al Jazeera  

Billionaire launches search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in 2023. Maezawa, 45, said his initial plan of inviting artists had “evolved” because he came to believe that “every single person who is doing something creative could be called an artist.” The Japanese entrepreneur said applicants would need to …

Japanese billionaire cancels plans to find girlfriend and take her to the moon
5 years, 1 month ago

Japanese billionaire cancels plans to find girlfriend and take her to the moon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But earlier this month, the 44-year-old said he was also on the search for a "life partner" …

Japanese billionaire looking for love to take on Elon Musk’s moon trip
5 years, 2 months ago

Japanese billionaire looking for love to take on Elon Musk’s moon trip

Live Mint  

Call it “The Bachelor: Moon Edition.” An eccentric, lonely Japanese billionaire planning to fly to the moon on Elon Musk’s rocket is looking for the love of his life to join him on his journey. Yusaku Maezawa, the first paying passenger on SpaceX’s maiden tourist voyage to the moon in 2023, tweeted a link Sunday to a website where women …

Why a Japanese billionaire wants to send artists to the moon
5 years, 8 months ago

Why a Japanese billionaire wants to send artists to the moon

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Astronauts are mostly cut from the same cloth: scientists or military pilotswho the US government deemed to have the proverbial “right stuff.” But Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has different ideas about who the next moon travelers should be. Ten months ago, Maesawa garnered worldwide attention by announcing he would spend untold amounts of moneyto reserve …

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans on living on Mars, come what may
6 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans on living on Mars, come what may

India TV News  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said there's "70 per cent chance that he will go to Mars", despite a "good chance" of him not surviving either on his way or after landing, the media reported. "Your probability of dying on Mars is much higher than on Earth," Musk said, adding "There's a good chance of death." The SpaceX founder cautioned …

Yusaku Maezawa: Who is Elon Musk's first commercial passenger to the moon?
6 years, 6 months ago

Yusaku Maezawa: Who is Elon Musk's first commercial passenger to the moon?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s SpaceX has signed up its first private passenger to travel to …

Elon Musk and Japanese billionaire to send eight artists to the Moon
6 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk and Japanese billionaire to send eight artists to the Moon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk's rocket company is sending a Japanese billionaire and eight artists around …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX says Japan billionaire will be first tourist to moon
6 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX says Japan billionaire will be first tourist to moon

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will hitch the first SpaceX ride around the moon and plans to invite as many as eight artists to join him - with the rocket company’s founder Elon Musk possibly signing up for the space flight. Sixteen successful missions for SpaceX this year is a bright spot in an otherwise tumultuous few months for …

Elon Musk's SpaceX to send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on journey around the moon
6 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX to send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on journey around the moon

ABC  

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger on a solo SpaceX rocket trip around the moon. Key points: Mr Maezawa has not revealed the guest list for his trip, but said he may invite Elon Musk He said he hoped to create "amazing works of art for humankind" The mission will not involve a lunar landing The …

Meet the man who’s paying SpaceX to fly him around the moon and back: billionaire Yusaku Maezawa
6 years, 6 months ago

Meet the man who’s paying SpaceX to fly him around the moon and back: billionaire Yusaku Maezawa

LA Times  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, announces the first private passenger who will fly around the moon aboard BFR in 2023: Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, right. Japanese e-commerce billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first paying customer to travel around the moon on SpaceX’s yet-to-be-developed BFR rocket, the company announced Monday night. He called his trip around the moon a “lifelong …

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