Japanese Billionaire Cancels SpaceX Lunar Mission Due to Delays
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has cancelled his planned lunar orbit flight with SpaceX's Starship due to delays in the spacecraft's development and shifting priorities towards NASA's Artemis program. Initially scheduled for 2023, the "dearMoon" project may not launch until the 2030s, prompting Maezawa to withdraw and apologize to the selected crew members and supporters.
Topics:technologyspace-exploration#dearmoon#space-exploration#space-tourism#spacex#starship#yusaku-maezawa
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