Elon Musk reveals the first passenger SpaceX will send around the moon

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SpaceX has announced the identity of its first passenger to fly on its forthcoming BFR spacecraft, headed around the moon in 2023.

Yusaku Maezawa, the 42-year-old billionaire founder of Japan's colossal online fashion mall, Zozotown, will fly around the moon on a mission that will take four or five days in total, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday.

And who does he want with him? Artists.

Musk revealed Maezawa's identity at a press conference from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

The 42-year-old Japanese billionaire posted cryptic messages on his Instagram and Twitter accounts minutes before SpaceX's announcement.  Read more...

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