Japanese billionaire embarks on a 12-day space trip, estimated to cost 10 billion yen! It's inhumane

On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Armstrong successfully completed the great mission of leaving human footprints on the moon, becoming the first person in the world.

His classic monologue "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" gave many ordinary people the idea that "space is getting closer and closer to them" for the first time.

Today, as science and technology has developed into the 21st century, many countries around the world have successively carried out a series of space exploration activities, and even "non-professionals" can realize their desire to fly into space.

However, if you want to go around space, you need not only a strong will, but also sufficient financial support. Recently, a top rich man in Japan used his "money power" to successfully fly into the sky.

Yesterday, December 9, according to foreign media reports, billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Zozotown, Japan’s largest clothing retail company, arrived at the International Space Station and began his 12-day space journey. Doesn’t it sound so cool!

The first one from the right is Yusaku Maezawa

On the afternoon of the 8th, Beijing time, Yusaku Maezawa and his party took off from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station on the "Russian Soyuz spacecraft". Yusaku's assistant Hirano Yozo will be in charge of documenting the journey.

Can ordinary people without professional training adapt to the living environment of space? You don’t have to worry about these issues. Before the Soyuz was launched, Yusaku Maezawa completed rigorous training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center outside Moscow, which lasted more than three months.

The training content includes continuous rotation on a special swivel chair, playing badminton for a long time, etc. Maezawa Yusaku also insists on resting on a tilted bed.

The photo shows that the end of the bed was raised by about 10 centimeters with wooden blocks in order to allow Maezawa Yusaku's blood to flow to his head while sleeping.

So what is the origin of Maezawa Yusaku, who spent his own money to go to space?

In 1975, Yusaku Maezawa was born in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. In April 2021, at the age of 46, he ranked No. 1 on the "2021 Forbes Japan Rich List" with a wealth of US$1.9 billion. 30 people are definitely first-rate rich people!

Actually, Yusaku Maezawa was a musician at first. He graduated from high school at Waseda Industrial School. He fell in love with the art of music when he was studying. He also formed his own band and served as the drummer.

After graduating from high school, Yusaku Maezawa went to the United States and began a music study tour for about half a year. At the age of 20, he started a European and American CD business and made his first pot of gold.

He founded the e-commerce company Start Today in 1998, founded the famous Japanese fashion apparel e-commerce website Zozotown in 2004, and founded the Modern Art Promotion Foundation in 2012 and served as its president...< /p>

Step by step, Yusaku Maezawa not only satisfied his "artistic heart", but also made a lot of money in his business empire.

In May 2016, Yusaku Maezawa bought a work by American artist Basquiat for about US$57 million, and a year later he spent US$110 million to buy it. of another painting.

We can only say that we cannot participate in the world of rich people...

For this "space journey", Yusaku Maezawa and the responsible party American Space Adventures The company, Space Adventures, has not disclosed specific costs to the public.

However, according to CNN estimates, a space trip to the International Space Station costs about 20 million to 40 million US dollars, and the ticket price of Yusaku Maezawa's "charter flight" will reach 50 million. ~about 60 million U.S. dollars (approximately 320 million to 380 million yuan).

Some people estimate that the divorce fee for Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant will be around US$88 million (approximately 560 million yuan), and they have received a positive answer from Yusaku Maezawa. : "That's about it."

Since October, Yusaku Maezawa has issued a solicitation on social media with the theme of "What is the Universe Like?" and encourages everyone to brainstorm "100 interesting things that can be done in space." Activity".

In the end, Maezawa Yusaku gave up some activities that required complex auxiliary facilities and set a space version of the To Do list:

Including playing badminton and table tennis in a zero-gravity environment Balls, arm wrestling, paper airplane throwing, puzzles, blowing bubbles, playing yo-yo, haircuts, doing backflips and stretches, putting on pants without using hands, finding the best way to swim in space, photographing auroras and meteor showers, and more.

It sounds quite interesting. I look forward to him doing more new and interesting things during his 12 days on the space station!

After learning the news that Yusaku Maezawa went to space at his own expense, Japan's first astronaut Toyohiro Akiyama said: This is a manifestation of the gap between rich and poor. Rich people can already travel freely to the universe.

At the same time, he hopes that Yusaku Maezawa’s actions will not just be a manifestation of his wealth and willfulness, but that he will apply his valuable experience in the universe to the society of the earth.

It is reported that Yusaku Maezawa and his team will return to Earth on December 19, and the expected landing point is still Kazakhstan.

In addition to this space trip, Maezawa Yusaku has also booked Elon Musk’s SpaceX interstellar spacecraft, which is tentatively scheduled to fly around the moon two years later in 2023, which will also It is the first human journey to the moon since 1972.

So, Maezawa Yusaku intends to use his 12-day stay on the space station as a stepping stone for his journey around the moon. At that time, a "regular army" composed of eight crew members will fly to the moon with him. To a large extent it will be 8 artists, so stay tuned.

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