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Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Space · Jul 8

This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?

SpaceX says it will launch a private flyby mission to Mars that will be led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, but when it will fly is unclear.

Space · May 22

'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment after the mission's cancellation.

Space · Jun 7, 2024

Next-generation satellite network could connect Earth with bases on moon's far side

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has launched a new subsidiary called Crescent Space Services after NASA issued a call for a commercial lunar communications network.

Space · Apr 17, 2023

Five exciting space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Members of the public will go on a six-day trip around the Moon and back

Wales Online · Jan 1, 2023

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station.

The Conversation · Dec 27, 2022

I have to maintain my physique and fitness levels to be able to go to space: Dev Joshi

Actor Dev Joshi who's best known as TV's Baalveer, is gearing up for his trip to space next year. He announced last week that he will be joining the ‘dearMoon CREW’ and taking a week-long trip around the moon in a SpaceX rocket next year. Dev is the youngest among…

The Times of India · Dec 15, 2022

Watch: Londoner joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon

A London photographer has beaten more than a million rivals to clinch a place on the first civilian trip to the moon. Rhiannon Adam, 37, who was born in Cork and is based in Hackney, is among eight artists and creatives picked by Japanese billionaire entrepreneur and art collector Yusaku…

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Irish woman joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon

Cork woman Rhiannon Adam is among eight artists and creatives picked by Japanese billionaire entrepreneur and art collector Yusaku Maezawa to be part of the journey

Irish Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

Londoner joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon

Hackney-based photographer Rhiannon Adam, 37, who was born in Cork, is among eight crew picked by Yusaku Maezawa for the trip

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022