Japan space tourist will invite 6-8 artists to Moon
The Japanese billionaire businessman who will become the first traveler to circle the Moon on a SpaceX rocket in 2023 said Monday he plans to invite artists to come along.
Yusaku Maezawa was revealed Monday as the first tourist who will fly on a SpaceX rocket around the Moon.
"I choose to go to the Moon," the 42-year-old said to cheers and applause at SpaceX headquarters in California, after being introduced by the aerospace company's CEO Elon Musk.
Hanging out with @yousuck2020 before the @SpaceX moon mission announcement pic.twitter.com/RTOwutzMtG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 18, 2018
Maezawa is the 18th richest person in Japan with a fortune of $3 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
I choose to go to the moon, with Artists. #dearMoon https://t.co/ivMypEcWBZ
— Yusaku Maezawa 前澤友作 (@yousuck2020) September 18, 2018
"I would like to invite six to eight artists from around the world to join me on this mission to the Moon," Yusaku Maezawa said.
"They will be asked to create something after they return to Earth. These masterpieces will inspire the dreamer within all of us."