Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is in search of eight crewmembers for a mission to the moon.
Maezawa, a controversial entrepreneur who previously held a “girlfriend contest” for a now-defunct space-bound mission, introduced Tuesday (March 2) that his dearMoon undertaking, which goals to fly the “first civilian mission to the moon,” according to the project website, is now in search of eight crewmembers to fly to and across the moon and again on SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft.
The undertaking was announced in 2018 with the unique intent to carry a crew of artists to the moon. On this newest launch, Maezawa requires candidates to make up a crew of eight people from world wide for the week-long lunar journey.
For extra details about the undertaking and applicant necessities, take a look at the dearMoon web site here.
Associated: How SpaceX’s lunar flight with Yusaku Maezawa will work
Watch this video to be taught extra concerning the choice course of. It additionally incorporates a particular message from @elonmusk #dearMoon↓Test the complete versionhttps://t.co/i3ucR6BB44 pic.twitter.com/B3d8g0JvvPMarch 2, 2021
Within the video asserting this name for civilian astronauts, which options heavy rock music and photographs of SpaceX’s Starship lifting off, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk voiced his assist for the mission, stating “I believe we’ll make an actual distinction.”
“I am inviting you to hitch me on this mission. Eight of you from all world wide,” Maezawa stated within the video. “The mission will happen two years from now, in 2023. I need folks from every kind of backgrounds to hitch.”
For these all for making use of to be a kind of eight crewmembers, Maezawa did not specify what are essential to be chosen. They’re permitting folks to pre-register for the competition till March 14 at 9:59 EST (0259 March 15 GMT). After that, the web site states that “everybody who pre-registers will obtain an e-mail concerning the choice course of.”
Pre-registration might be adopted by an preliminary screening (which is able to occur by March 21), a web-based interview and a last interview and medical screening, which the web site states will happen by late Might of this 12 months.
This name for crewmembers comes as different civilian area missions additionally garner consideration and candidates. For instance, folks everywhere in the world have utilized to Inspiration4, a contest seeking to fly a civilian mission to area whereas elevating cash for St. Jude’s Youngsters’s Analysis Hospital.
Electronic mail Chelsea Gohd at cgohd@area.com or comply with her on Twitter @chelsea_gohd. Observe us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Fb.
