Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire founder and previous chief govt of on-line vogue retailer Zozo, is recruiting 8 crew customers from all over the globe to journey on a moon rocket produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The 45-calendar year-old entrepreneur announced Wednesday that he is on the lookout for fellow crew customers for the voyage scheduled for 2023. If prosperous, it would be the to start with lunar journey by people other than expert astronauts.
In accordance to the announcement, the eight crew members will vacation with Maezawa aboard the substantial Starship rocket on a weeklong journey in which they will fly about the moon and return to Earth.
The tycoon will pay all the prices for the voyage.
Registrations are remaining approved through March 14 on the formal web site of the mission, dearmoon.earth. Candidates will go by means of screenings and interviews, with the crew members to be picked out in last interviews scheduled for late May well.
Maezawa built headlines in 2018 when he acquired all the seats aboard the Starship, which the U.S. organization was continue to developing in a bid to carry off in 2023.
“Apply for the mission if you want to use your expertise in space to help many others or society on Earth, or make a big move ahead in your very own creative actions,” Maezawa claimed.