After Meeting Elon Musk, Japanese Billionaire Ready For 'Big Announcement' On Space

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said on Monday that he plans to make a “big announcement” after an online meeting SpaceX owner Elon Musk.

What Happened: Maezawa, the founder of online fashion site Zozo Inc, tweeted that he intends to make the big announcement on space on Dec. 9.

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The entrepreneur tweeted in Japanese, roughly translating to "End of online meeting with Elon (Musk). I will be able to make an important announcement about space around the morning of December 9th Japan time," per Google translate.

The 47-year-old entrepreneur made a tourist trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Soyuz spacecraft in Dec. 2021.

On board the ISS, the billionaire joined a seven-team crew who were engaged in space biology and physics research. He also entertained his social media following by showing how to brush his teeth and make tea in zero gravity.

Maezawa plans to journey around the Moon with Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX in 2023. If successful, the space enthusiast will become the first private passenger on a SpaceX Moon mission with a week-long fly-by planned for 2023.

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