Japanese fashion entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, also known as MZ, is the man responsible for assembling the dearMoon crew, and according to the Japan Times, hand-picked each member from “a million” applications. He amassed his fortune by founding Japan’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zozo, which he sold to the investment group SoftBank in 2019. The SpaceX mission won’t be his first time leaving Earth, as he became the first space tourist to visit the International Space Station in 2021, staying a total of 12 days.
In an interview published by the Japan Times, Maezawa said that “When you go into space, you become obsessed with the Earth […] you’re grateful that it has wind, that it has smells, that it has seasons.” He also envisioned world leaders conducting meetings up in space one day, saying “if it [happened], the world might be a better place to live.” While Maezawa hasn’t convinced any global politicians to join him above Earth, he claimed on the dearMoon mission website that he’s excited about what his team of creatives can achieve while they’re making the journey around the moon and back. With musicians, photographers, filmmakers, and actors all on board, there should be plenty of new content from the team for the rest of us on the ground to enjoy.
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