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The First All-Civilian Moon Mission Crew Announced

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Tom Patton
Dec 19, 2022
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Start Today CEO Yusaku Maezawa has named the 8 crew members and 2 backup crew members who have been selected for "dearMoon," the first all-civilian project to fly around the Moon aboard Starship, a rocket being developed by SpaceX.

"There isn't a set task for each of them, but I hope each crewmember will recognize the responsibility that comes with leavi…

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