A Victoria manB次元官网网址檚 out-of-this-world dream has a chance of coming true.
Brett Andersen says anyone who has met him before knows becoming an astronaut and making it into space are his greatest ambitions. Now, a Japanese billionaire and fashion designer is offering him a chance.
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On Tuesday, Yusaku Maewa announced his search for eight people to join him on a voyage around the moon, all expenses paid. The Dear Moon mission, expected to launch in 2023, will be the first-ever civilian spaceflight that goes beyond earthB次元官网网址檚 orbit and will take place on the SpaceX rocket known as Starship.
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Maewa said there are just two criteria he will use to choose his fellow passengers. One: B次元官网网址渨hatever activity you are into, by going into space, I hope that you can push its envelope to help other people and greater society in some way.B次元官网网址� And two: B次元官网网址測ou have to be willing and able to support other crew members who share similar aspirations.B次元官网网址�
Andersen said he meets both of them.
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Andersen added that his over 15-year experience in the hospitality industry makes him the ideal fellow crew member. B次元官网网址淗elping people is my passion,B次元官网网址� he said.
Back in 2015, Andersen actually had a different opportunity to go to space when he won a Land Rover competition, earning him a spot aboard a Virgin Galactic flight to orbit. But when one of the test shuttles he was meant to fly in crashed, he was offered a different prize.
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Speaking with Black Press Media, Andersen said the mission seems B次元官网网址渁lmost like a cheat code to enlightenment.B次元官网网址�
We donB次元官网网址檛 know what comes after death, he said, but we do know that we have this one existence. Living it to its fullest has always been AndersenB次元官网网址檚 goal.
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For any other aspiring astronauts, more information about the tickets to the moon can be found at .
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