Japanese billionaire chooses 8 crewmembers for his SpaceX moon voyage

Yusaku Maezawa and the eight others would be among the first to travel on the SpaceX vehicle, though it still has to clear hurdles, including a liftoff and reaching a low Earth orbit

Next year's moon trip is booked. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa just announced his crew of eight that will join him on a SpaceX flight around the moon

So who got the moon seats? It's a group of artists including a rapper, DJ, filmmaker, YouTuber, actor and photographers.

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