Japanese billionaire Maezawa returns to Earth with assistant after 12-day tour of Space Station
3 years 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, a space enthusiast, made the trip in a Soyuz spacecraft and became the first space tourist to travel to the International Space Station in more than a decade. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa floats inside the International Space Station.

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Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Who are the celebrities on Japan billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s SpaceX moon flight?
2 years, 1 month ago

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

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 will go for a journey around the moon on …

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

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

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 A Japanese billionaire and his production assistant have returned to Earth after spending …

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his producer Yozo Hirano arrive at ISS as first self-funded space tourists in over a decade
3 years, 1 month 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  

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Japanese tourists dock at International Space Station
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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
3 years, 10 months 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
3 years, 10 months 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 …

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