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Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

  • Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled the "dearMoon" mission, initially planned to be the first private flight around the moon, due to unfeasibility, as announced on Saturday.
  • Maezawa expressed regret, attributing the cancellation to unclear scheduling and project development issues, apologizing to supporters.
  • Uncertainty around the launch date of Starship contributed to the decision, with Maezawa acknowledging it's a developmental project.
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has closed his DearMoon project, under which he planned to make the first tourist flight around the Moon on a SpaceX ship, the project's press service reported.

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Japanese billionaire Maezawa cancels moon flyby mission

In 2022, Maezawa announced that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki would be among the eight crew members he planned to take on the dearMoon mission.

·United States
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon aboard the SpaceX spacecraft due to uncertainty about when it might be possible due to slow technology development.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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WTVB broke the news in on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
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