Japanese Billionaire Maezawa Picks 8 Artists for His Flight Around the Moon

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the first passenger on SpaceX’s Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) lunar mission dearMoon, has selected eight artists for his journey to the moon. He had previously planned to reserve one of the seats for a female partner and had publicly launched a female partner campaign, which was canceled after criticism. The 8 artists are: Steve Aoki, YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut anchor Tim Dodd, choreographer Yemi AD, photographer Karim Iliya, photographer Rhiannon Adam, filmmaker Brendan Hall, Indian actor Dev Joshi, Korean rapper TOP, And two backup members dancer Miyu and snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington.

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