Japanese Billionaire Picks Crew Including Artists For SpaceX's Flight To The Moon

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has selected ten crewmembers, comprising artists, content creators, and athletes, to fly with him on SpaceX's Starship around the Moon on the dearMoon mission. SpaceX's first private lunar flight with dearMoon crew, including two backups, is planned to take place in 2023. Maezawa announced the crew for the mission in a YouTube video and a tweet.