Pre-registration until the 14th... Submit name, nationality, photo, etc.
Selection criteria are 'teamwork' and 'planning in space'
Japanese billionaire Maezawa Yusaku has publicly recruited eight candidates to join him on a trip to the moon. Photo by DearMoon website capture.
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Japanese billionaire Maezawa Yusaku is attracting attention by publicly recruiting 8 candidates to join him on a trip to the moon.
According to local media on the 2nd (local time), Maezawa Yusaku, founder of Japan's largest online shopping mall ZOZOTOWN, announced that he will select 8 people to travel to the moon (DearMoon Project) aboard SpaceX's spacecraft scheduled to depart in 2023.
Known as Japan's "eccentric tycoon," Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of the Zozo online shopping mall, announced on the 3rd through a video message that he is recruiting people to join him on a trip to the moon. Photo by YouTube video capture.
In September 2018, Maezawa officially announced the DearMoon Project together with Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla. The project, planned for 2023, involves a 3-day flight to the moon, orbiting the moon, and then returning to Earth over another 3 days.
The travel expenses for the 8 selected participants will be fully covered by Maezawa, who is reported to have raised travel funds after selling most of his ZOZOTOWN shares to SoftBank and resigning in 2019.
Japanese billionaire Maezawa Yusaku has publicly recruited eight candidates to join him on a trip to the moon. Photo by DearMoon website capture.
To apply for this trip, applicants must submit their name, nationality, email address, and profile photo through the DearMoon website. Pre-registration is open until 6:59 PST (Pacific Standard Time) on the 14th of this month. If the applicant passes the document screening, final interviews and health checkups will be held starting on the 21st of this month, and initial medical examinations necessary for the moon trip will begin at the end of May.
Regarding the selection criteria, Maezawa stated that he will focus on two things: "what activities the applicant plans to do in space" and "whether they can cooperate with the people traveling together."
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