Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star T.O.P., DJ Steve Aoki for join SpaceX moon trip
File-Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa poses with his T-shirt bearing an image of Earth during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2021.
REUTERS
12:01 JST, December 9, 2022
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Friday revealed that K-pop star T.O.P. and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets.
Maezawa bought every seat on the maiden lunar voyage, which has been in the works since 2018 and would follow his trip on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 12-day stint last year.
Most Read
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Japanese Shipping Giants Halt Strait of Hormuz Transit as Iran Co...
-
U.S. Launches Attacks on Iran: Avoid Escalation of Conflict by An...
-
Sawtooth Roof Factory Stands as Monument to Ashikaga Textile Hist...
-
Parents of Japanese Teen Shot in U.S. Strive for Gun Control
-
Rental Lab Space in Tokyo Area More Than Doubles Since 2010, Offe...
-
Disinformation Spreads About Team Mirai, Ballot Readers; Online P...
-
Asahi Breweries to Stage Comeback with New Product in April; Comp...
-
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Says Rate Hikes Likely to Continue
Popular articles in the past week
-
Nepal Bus Crash Kills 19 People, Injures 25 Including One Japanes...
-
Milano Cortina 2026: Japanese Gold Medalist Figure Skater Miura S...
-
Tokyo Spends Big on Children, Wins Over Parents
-
McDonald's Japan Raises Prices; Big Mac to Cost ¥500, Double Chee...
-
‘Dry Bonsai’ Gives New Life to Withered Trees, Allows Free Artist...
-
Japan’s Miura, Kihara Announce Withdrawal from Figure Skating Wor...
-
Exhibition Featuring Yoshiharu Tsuge’s Manga World Underway in Ch...
-
Yokohama to Test Out Renewable-Powered Offshore Floating Data Cen...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession
-
Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
-
Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo...
-
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Speaks about Japan’s Role in the Reco...
-
Videos Plagiarized, Reposted with False Subtitles Claiming ‘Ryuky...
-
Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many Peop...
-
Prudential Life Insurance Plans to Fully Compensate for Damages C...
-
Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Befor...
Top Articles in Science & Nature
-
iPS Treatments Pass Key Milestone, but Broader Applications Far from Guaranteed
-
Record 700 Startups to Gather at SusHi Tech Tokyo in April; Event Will Center on Themes Like Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
-
iPS Cell Products for Parkinson’s, Heart Disease OK’d for Commercialization by Japan Health Ministry Panel
-
Japan to Ban Use of Power Banks on Airplanes
-
Kairos Rocket Launch Postponed
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession
-
Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
-
Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
-
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Speaks about Japan’s Role in the Reconstruction of Gaza
-
Videos Plagiarized, Reposted with False Subtitles Claiming ‘Ryukyu Belongs to China’; Anti-China False Information Also Posted in Japan

