Japanese billionaire pulls plug on private ‘dearMoon’ lunar Starship mission

Japanese billionaire pulls plug on private ‘dearMoon’ lunar Starship mission

The Japanese billionaire who commissioned SpaceX for a private mission around the moon on a Starship rocket has abruptly canceled the project, citing ongoing uncertainties around when the launch vehicle will be ready to fly.  “I signed the contract in 2018 based on the assumption that dearMoon would launch by the end of 2023,” Yusaku […]

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Japanese billionaire pulls plug on private ‘dearMoon’ lunar Starship mission

2024-06-04 05:03

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