Japanese billionaire launches to the International Space Station while waiting for SpaceX Moon ride

6:21am PST - December 8th, 2021    rockets - The Verge

On December 8th, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa flew to space with his manager and a Russian cosmonaut, starting a nearly two-week stay on the space station. Maezawa also has purchased a future ride on SpaceX’s Starship rocket, which is still in developm…