Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight – The Peninsula Qatar

Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight – The Peninsula Qatar

Japanese entrepreneur and space flight participant Yusaku Maezawa waves behind a glass wall during a news conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space Station in a prelude to a more ambitious trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX planned in 2023.