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SpaceX Moon Passenger Yusaku Maezawa Has 20,000 Applicants to be Girlfriend He Takes on Journey

posted by janrinok on Saturday January 18 2020, @12:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the to-the-moon-Alice dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:

from the to-the-moon-Alice dept.

SpaceX moon passenger Yusaku Maezawa has 20,000 applicants to be girlfriend he takes on journey:

Yusaku Maezawa, the Japanese billionaire set to become the first private passenger on a SpaceX Starship, is seeking a partner to "go to the moon with him." The 44-year-old Japanese drummer-turned-entrepreneur, who founded clothing site Zozotown, has begun an unusual quest to find a female partner to take to the moon -- and he's reportedly got over 20,000 applicants.

In partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX, Maezawa announced in 2018 he would be going to the moon. As part of his mission, he bought up six to eight seats on the company's next-generation Starship and told reporters he would be asking six to eight artists to head to lunar orbit with him. The project, known as #dearMoon, is scheduled to launch in 2023.

[...] As of Thursday, AbemaTV said 21,700 people had applied, with 16 hours left until the deadline.

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  • (Score: 2) by jelizondo on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:40AM (10 children)

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:40AM (#944830) Journal

    I always wondered if someone has had sex in space, you know, in the name of Science.

    But for sure this guy is planning to do it: before, during and after.

    Lucky bastard.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:44AM (#944833)

    I always wondered if someone has had sex in space, you know, in the name of Science.

    incels in spaaaace! [youtube.com]

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:49AM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 18 2020, @01:49AM (#944836) Homepage Journal

    in the name of Science.

    A guy doesn't need a reason, just an opportunity. I guess the science bit would help to convince her, though.

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    • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday January 18 2020, @02:05AM (4 children)

      by MostCynical (2589) on Saturday January 18 2020, @02:05AM (#944840) Journal

      Does having observers make it "science"?

      What if they film it?

      What if a scientist just watches the results, afterwards?

      Do the scientists have to keep their clothes on while watching? [wikipedia.org]

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      • (Score: 1) by Sally_G on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:37AM (3 children)

        by Sally_G (8170) on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:37AM (#944880)

        Porntube is science, of course. It's where incels learn what they are missing out on.

        • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday January 18 2020, @05:11AM (2 children)

          by MostCynical (2589) on Saturday January 18 2020, @05:11AM (#944886) Journal

          Hey, it's where I go to find out what I'm missing out on.

          ..
          (But really, there are better sites!)

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          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @07:56AM (1 child)

            by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @07:56AM (#944912)

            (But really, there are better sites!)

            [Citation needed]

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @09:53AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @09:53AM (#944935)

              (But really, there are better sites!)

              [Citation needed]

              https://motherless.com [motherless.com] [NSFW]

              And you're welcome.

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by stretch611 on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:41AM

      by stretch611 (6199) on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:41AM (#944882)

      A guy doesn't need a reason, just an opportunity. I guess the science bit would help to convince her, though.

      I'm sure the word "billionaire" would do a lot more convincing than "science."

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:42AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:42AM (#944883)

    Only single sex couple or grooups have been that far ‘up’ to date. So it will still be a first for this guy.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:25AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:25AM (#944939)

    here you go https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3dky9w/sex-in-space [vice.com]
    mark lee and jan davis were married in secret several months before they flew together on the same mission on the Endeavor shuttle.