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American private space company “SpaceX”, owned by Ilon Mask, called the name of her first space tourist. He will be the 42-year-old Japanese entrepreneur billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
Unlike other space tourists, Maezawa will not fly to Earth’s orbit, and into the Moon’s orbit, taking from 6 to 8 prominent figures of art. Using the advanced “BFR” rocket, they plan fly around Selena, approaching our natural satellite planets at a distance of 200 kilometers. The expedition should take in whole about a week.
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In addition to entrepreneurial activity, Maezawa is engaged in music and support for contemporary art. Japanese is convinced that the flight to the moon will inspire his chosen creative people to create unprecedented masterpieces. According to Yusaku, if Selena were seen close Pablo Picasso or John Lennon, their work could reach completely new heights.
A unique flight is scheduled for 2023, and, according to Elon Musk, this is by no means idle plans, but the most real date upcoming mission. SpaceX is currently working hard to ensure that the project is implemented. Not yet called, how much Maezawa will have to pay for such a pleasure, however, Musk reports that it will be very impressive and will allow significantly fund the work of “SpaceX”.
For reference: Yusaku Maezawa’s fortune is estimated to be 2018 3.6 billion dollars.
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