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Coverage dated December 8, 2022

Full crew for SpaceX's privately funded moon mission announced

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa has picked eight passengers that he said will join him on a trip around the moon, powered by SpaceX’s yet-to-be-flown Starship spacecraft. The group includes American DJ Steve Aoki and popular space YouTuber Tim Dodd, better known as the E…

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  1. NBC News

    Crew for Japanese billionaire’s trip to moon includes K-pop star T.O.P and DJ Steve Aoki (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Yusaku Maezawa selected eight artists, athletes and entertainers as crew members for his private flight around the moon, the first of its kind by the Elon Musk-owned company.

  2. Insider

    Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has picked his crew for his flight to the moon on SpaceX's Starship, and it includes a DJ and a K-pop star (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Maezawa, a Japanese fashion tycoon with a net worth of $1.7 billion, had purchased all the seats on the Starship flight back in 2018.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Full crew for SpaceX's privately funded moon mission announced (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles, CNN Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa has picked eight passengers that he said will join him on a trip around the moon, powered by SpaceX’s yet-to-be-flown Starship spacecraft. The group includes American DJ Steve Aoki and popular space YouTuber Tim Dodd, better known as the E…

  4. France 24

    Japanese billionaire Maezawa announces crew of artists for lunar voyage (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday eight crew members who will join him for a journey around the Moon planned for 2023 on a SpaceX rocket that is still under development.

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Steve Aoki, T.O.P. among crew for SpaceX's privately-funded moon mission (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has selected eight people as crew members for his private flight around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship.

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