Elon Musk reveals the first passenger SpaceX will send around the moon

SpaceX has announced the identity of its first passenger to fly on its forthcoming BFR spacecraft, headed around the moon in 2023.

Yusaku Maezawa, the 42-year-old billionaire founder of Japan’s colossal online fashion mall, Zozotown, will fly around the moon on a mission that will take four or five days in total, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday.

And who does he want with him? Artists.

Musk revealed Maezawa’s identity at a press conference from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

The 42-year-old Japanese billionaire posted cryptic messages on his Instagram and Twitter accounts minutes before SpaceX’s announcement.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Elon Musk reveals the first passenger SpaceX will send around the moon