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Japanese billionaire who spent $80 million flying to space said world leaders should do the same because it gives you a new perspective on Earth
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, made the comments in a press conference Wednesday, two days…
Marianne Guenot
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Japan's billionaire space tourist gives away money as he returns to Earth
Yusaku Maezawa promised he'd give away funds on his inaugural 12-day trip to space and has granted …
Huileng Tan
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Billionaire who blasted into space defended spending tens of millions of dollars on the trip, saying his critics 'perhaps have never been to space'
Yusaku Maezawa is currently on the International Space Station as part of his 12-day trip, and is a…
Sinéad Baker
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A billionaire who just blasted into space shared footage of his training, which included lying upside down and spinning on a chair
The Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa took off on Wednesday morning. He is expected to spend 12 d…
Sinéad Baker
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has picked his crew for his flight to the moon on SpaceX's Starship, and it includes a DJ and a K-pop star
Maezawa, a Japanese fashion tycoon with a net worth of $1.7 billion, had purchased all the seats on…
Huileng Tan
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Japanese billionaire laments $41 million loss from day trading in volatile stock market
"I was blinded by the virus-driven market swings," he tweeted, adding "how many people could the mo…
Ben Winck
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A Japanese billionaire wants 8 people to come with him on SpaceX's first civilian mission round the moon. Here's what it's like to apply for the competition.
The trip is slated to last six days: three days to get to the moon and loop round the back of it, a…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A Japanese entrepreneur is selecting 8 people for the first civilian trip to the moon and you could join the crew
Pre-registration for the trip is open through March 14, and an initial screening process will begin…
Erin Snodgrass
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A Japanese astronaut is in talks to join SpaceX's artist-filled Starship mission around the moon
JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi says he's had "a lot of discussions" with Japanese billionaire Yusaku…
Dave Mosher
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Ahead of SpaceX moon mission, billionaire Yusaku Maezawa sells a $2.3 billion stake in his fashion company to Yahoo Japan
SpaceX began building its first prototype, called Starhopper, at its Boca Chica launch site in late…
Dave Mosher
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Meet Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese musician turned billionaire art collector who's going to be the first person to travel to the moon with SpaceX
Maezawa revealed that he had purchased all the seats on the first crewed flight of SpaceX's new Big…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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A Japanese billionaire canceled his trip to the moon on a SpaceX rocket after too many delays
dearMoon and SpaceX made plans to reach the moon in 2023, but that goal became "unfeasible." Yusaku…
Lauren Edmonds
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Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have huge plans in space, but there are no laws or regul…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded again. Elon Musk's Mars dreams remain grounded, for now.
SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy is the world's most powerful rocket. So far that hasn't gotten it to …
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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Uber Eats makes its first-ever delivery to space – Japanese billionaire delivers canned beef and boiled mackerel to the International Space Station
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Yusaku Maezawa did well to deliver the food, even though it took lo…
Kate Duffy
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Another billionaire is blasting into space — and he said he'll give away cash to people on earth while he's in orbit
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has a history of giving away money on Twitter.
Huileng Tan
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Florida passes bill to prevent billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos being sued if their mega-rockets kill or injure people
The bill could protect SpaceX and other space companies from civil lawsuits if passengers or crew m…
Marianne Guenot
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Space tourists will probably have sex up there, but they shouldn't get pregnant, researchers warn
Virgin Galactic just flew its first tourist crew, and SpaceX has launched a few. Researchers say sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's dearMoon mission has pitted two brothers against each other. One of the siblings said he was shocked to learn they were both competing for a seat on the flight.
Max and Charlie Denison-Pender are two British brothers competing for a seat on the dearMoon lunar …