Japanese Billionaire Seeks Crew for ‘Fun’ Trip Around the Moon

Yusaku MaezawaPhotographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has kicked off a global contest to select eight crew members to join him on a private SpaceX flight around the moon in 2023, the first such mission conducted on a commercial basis.