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Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese billionaire backing SpaceX’s first private moon launch is none other than Yusaku Maezawa, a former rock-band drummer and the founder of the Japanese online retailer Zozotown. Maezawa has had a soft spot for the moon since his youth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon’s surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.

Detailed explanation-3: -He wants to bring six to eight artists with him Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private citizen to take a flight around the moon in SpaceX’s Big Falcon Rocket, a 240, 000-mile journey slated for as early as 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -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 Everyday Astronaut.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa has picked his moon trip squad! They’ll be joining him on his journey around the moon powered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starship.