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Japanese billionaire unveils the 8 artists
he'll fly to the moon on SpaceX's Starship
dearMoon flight
A Japanese billionaire picked his crewmates Steve Aoki, D.J., producer and electronic dance
for the first-ever artist-centered mission. music artist with several Billboardcharting studio
albums; Tim Dodd, YouTube creator of
Yusaku Maezawa, who made his fortune as
an online fashion retailer, announced the the "Everyday Astronaut" channel (Dodd has
eight people who would be flying with him on interviewed SpaceX founder Elon Musk multiple
the dearMoon mission, which aims to use times on camera); Yemi A.D., artist and
a SpaceX Starship to fly around the moon as choreographer known for his work with JAD
soon as next year. Dance Company and with Ye (formerly Kanye
West); Karim Iliya, photographer whose
"I hope each and every one will recognize publications include National Geographic
the responsibility that comes with leaving the Magazine; Rhiannon Adam, a photographer who
Earth, travelling to the moon and back," has been supported by the BBC/Royal
Maezawa says in the video in Japanese, with Geographical Society and won multiple awards,
a translation provided in-video. according to their website; Brendan Hall,
The previously-announced 2023 launch filmmaker on projects such as the two-hour
date may push back substantially, however, documentary "Blood Sugar Rising" about
as Starship has not yet been approved for an diabetes in the United States, according to
orbital journey around Earth, let alone a flight the Internet Movie Database; Dev Joshi, an
to the moon. "Indian television actor known for portraying the
role of Baal Veer in Sony Sab's Baal Veer and
The spaceship has been grounded for more Baalveer Returns," according to the Internet
than 18 months as SpaceX awaits approval Movie Database.
from the Federal Aviation Administration
regarding environmental assessment T.O.P., a South Korean rapper known as the lead
requirements at its Starbase launch location for the boy band Big Bang;
in South Texas.Riding along with Maezawa Two backup members: dancer Miyu, and
will be: snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington.
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