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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Yusaku Maezawa will fly aboard SpaceX’s Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), which is expected to launch in
A
2020
B
2019
C
2023
D
2022
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of Japan’s more flamboyant public figures, Maezawa regaled his social media followers from space by showing how to make tea in zero gravity and discussing his shortage of fresh underwear. On Friday, he said never felt fear in orbit. “At the time of the launch I was able to enjoy the experience, ” he said.

Detailed explanation-2: -This time last year, Maezawa took his first space flight in a Soyuz spacecraft. The 12 day trip took him to the International Space Station (ISS).

Detailed explanation-3: -Last year, NASA made a big bet on Musk’s company, awarding it a nearly $3 billion contract to use its next-generation Starship spacecraft to land astronauts on the lunar surface by 2025. Since then, SpaceX has won another contract, worth $1.5 billion, for a second lunar landing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Local Japanese media estimates Maezawa spent more than 100 billion Japanese yen ($88 million) on the journey.

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