SpaceX is sending a Japanese billionaire on a trip to the moon
SpaceX is sending a Japanese billionaire on a trip to the moon
2018-09-17
it has been 50 years since Apollo 8
achieved lunar orbit in 1968 the time
has come for civilians to fly to the
moon in 2023 SpaceX will launch the
world's first private lunar mission with
its spacecraft bfr the first passenger
will be Japanese entrepreneur yuusaku
Misawa a globally renowned art collector
who believes art has the power to
promote world peace Misawa made a bold
decision
a painter photographer musician film
director fashion designer my zawa will
invite artists that represent earth on
his journey to the moon
the distance to the moon is 240,000
miles
the crew will spend a week in space but
will they feel when they see the moon
when they see Earth in full view and
what will they create their works will
certainly become a legacy for humankind
an all inspiring global a universal art
project is about to begin
dear moon
a private private customers or any any
customers for bfr are incredibly helpful
in funding the development of the rocket
that's that's where I'd like to
introduce the first paying customer of
VFR
I am from Japan my name is Neil SATA
Mazama thank you thank you thank you
finally I can say I'm very glad to be
here and I really exciting and really
honored really appreciate to be able to
share with to be shared this
announcement with you and people all
over the world why do I want to go to
the moon for me this project is very
meaningful I thought long and hard about
how valuable it would be become the
first private passenger to go to the
moon at the same time I thought about
how I can give back to the world and how
this can contribute to world peace this
is my lifelong dream that is why I could
not pass up this opportunity to see the
moon up close I choose to go to the moon
with a tidge from now I choose to invite
artists from around the world on my
channel just thinking about it now gets
my heart racing this is a project that I
designed and made dear moon I'd like to
invite six to eight artists from around
the world to join me on this mission to
the moon these artists will be asked to
create something after they return to
Earth at the moment I have not decided
which artists I'd like to invite but if
possible I'd like to reach out to taught
others that represent our planet from
various fields including painters
sculptors photographers musicians film
directors fashion designers architects
etc
thank you very much thank you Iran and
the SpaceX team for making today
possible
I'm very exciting thank you very much
that's all thank you
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