The Japanese billionaire backing SpaceX’s first private moon launch is none other than Yusaku Maezawa, a former rock band drummer and the founder of the Japanese online retailer Zozotown.
Maezawa has had a soft spot for the moon since his youth. “Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the moon.” But he also loves art and fashion, and has spent millions on his personal art collection.
When SpaceX unveiled Maezawa as the moon flight’s passenger, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the Japanese billionaire was also one of two people who signed on to fly around the moon on a Dragon spacecraft under a previous Falcon Heavy plan by SpaceX. The company has since scrapped that project in favor of the Lunar BFR Mission.
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