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Elon Musk Reveals First Person Set To Go To Moon With SpaceX

Elon Musk Reveals First Person Set To Go To Moon With SpaceX

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has bought 'all the seats' on the flight

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Elon Musk has revealed his first customer to go around the moon.

Japanese billionaire businessman Yusaku Maezawa appeared alongside Musk yesterday to announce he's signed up for the trip, known as the 'moon loop', which could take place as soon as 2023.

Maezawa, 42, was at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthrone, California, where he said he would be inviting 'six to eight artists' to join him on the voyage, which is expected to use Musk's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR).

Speaking at the event, he said: "Finally, I can tell you that I choose to go to the moon! I choose to go to the moon with artists!"

He explained that he has bought all the seats and will soon be inviting artists from a number of different fields, including painters, directors and musicians.

Maezawa said: "I would like to invite six to eight artists from around the world to join me on this mission to the moon.


"These artists will be asked to create something after they return to Earth, and these masterpieces will inspire the dreamer within all of us."

If it all goes to plan this will be the first manned mission to the moon since the Apollo 17 landing back in 1972.

The businessman, who founded Japan's biggest online fashion retailer Zozotown, added: "What if Picasso had gone to the moon? Or Andy Warhol or Michael Jackson or John Lennon? What about Coco Chanel? These are all artists that I adore."

It wasn't revealed how much Maezawa paid for the flight, but Musk did announce that the businessman approached him about the flight.

Maezawa has since tweeted using the hashtag #dearMoon - a video about the mission has also been shared online.

Musk called it 'an important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of travelling to space'.

But did add: "It's not 100 percent certain we can bring this to flight."

Featured Image Credit: PA

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