Japanese billionaire businessman, online fashion tycoon and art collector Yusaku Maezawa was revealed Monday as the first tourist who will fly on a SpaceX rocket around the Moon.
“I choose to go to the Moon,” the 42-year-old said to cheers and applause at SpaceX headquarters in California, after being introduced by the aerospace company’s CEO Elon Musk.
Maezawa is the 18th richest person in Japan with a fortune of $3 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
