Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, became a real-life rocket man when he arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday. According to CNN, Maezawa is the first space station tourist in a decade and he plans to give money to people back on the home planet.
I am curious about what life is like in space. Yusaku Maezawa said in a statement that he was going to find out on his own and share it with the world.
Charity work.
While in space, Maezawa plans to give money to people back on Earth, but it is not clear how he will choose recipients or how he will make the transfers. The 46-year-old billionaire gave away a million dollars to 1,000 of his followers on the social networking site, according to Business Insider.
Maezawa announced plans to pay for up to 12 people to fly on a rocket that will reach the moon. The mission is called dearMoon and is scheduled to launch in 2023, according to CNBC.
Too many zeroes.
We don't know if Maezawa's giveaways are meant to spark interest and conversation around space flight, but that may be the case. The current flight and the planned SpaceX expedition seem to be targeted at getting the public excited about space tourism, as evidenced by his previous Twitter cash donations.
It is hard to imagine a billionaire making their money without crossing a few labor or regulatory lines, but it is nice to see one giving back a little.
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