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Billionaire who booked a SpaceX flight around the Moon cancels after delays
The flight was supposed to happen last year.
He also said he feels “terrible making the crew members wait longer.” Others he’d picked for the flight included DJ Steve Aoki, filmmaker Brendan Hall, musician Choi Seung Hyunm, and YouTuber Tim Dodd. SpaceX is currently planning its fourth such test for June 5th, but as Ars Technica notes, the ship is still “at the beginning of a challenging technical journey.” Other possibilities that Ars notes for the project’s cancellation include SpaceX’s focus on its government contracts, as well as Maezawa’s net worth, which is half what it was in 2018(though it’s still pegged at over $1 billion).
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