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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.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday January 21 2020, @03:51PM
Yeah, this kinda thing happens the world over. This one's just high profile, because of the Billion(s) he's worth and where he's going.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"