Steve Aoki needs to crater to each whim.
The DJ has been revealed as one in every of eight individuals chosen by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to affix him on a business house flight across the moon. The journey, organized by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and dubbed “Expensive Moon,” is deliberate for 2023.
“Life is loopy,” Aoki mentioned in a clip recorded to seize his response to the information. “I’m going to go to the… moon!”
Based on Maezawa, a “house fanatic” and on-line trend retail mogul, the mission marks the world’s first-ever civilian lunar orbital mission. He’ll be footing the invoice for the ten individuals he picked—together with two backup crew members—who have been reportedly chosen from a pool of 1 million candidates. On the time of writing, Maezawa has a web price of $1.7 billion, per Forbes.
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The “Expensive Moon” crew will function a reusable launch car developed by SpaceX, The Washington Submit studies. The ship will fly across the moon—however won’t land straight on it—earlier than returning to Earth. The expedition is predicted to final slightly below six days.
One other high-profile musician becoming a member of Maezawa on SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft is Choi Seung Hyun, the Ok-pop celebrity from the boy band BIGBANG, higher often called T.O.P.
You’ll be able to take a look at the “Expensive Moon” schedule and flight plan right here.
