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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who blasts off for the International Space Station this week, is an irreverent space enthusiast who has made headlines for splashing the cash on modern art.
Yusaku Maezawa: Another billionaire is going on a trip to space
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's Billionaire Spaceman With A Taste For Art By Kyoko HASEGAWA 05/13/21 AT 10:02 AM Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who will travel to the International Space Station as a tourist in December aboard a Russian spacecraft, is a former wannabe rock star worth $1.9 billion with a penchant for pricey modern art as well as space travel. The 45-year-old tycoon, founder of Japan's largest online fashion mall, is the country's 30th richest person, according to business magazine Forbes. It will be the first time the Russian space agency Roscosmos has taken a tourist to the ISS sinc...
Yusaku Maezawa: Punk rocker turned eccentric billionaire flying people to moon for free Yusaku Maezawa is a billionaire with a staggering net worth, and he's planning to use some of his bucketloads of cash to fly eight lucky people to the moon, all expenses paid. Here's everything you need to know about Japan's answer to Elon Musk