8 crew members and 2 backup crew members have been chosen for “dearMoon,” the first all-civilian endeavour to travel around the Moon aboard Starship, a rocket being constructed by SpaceX, according to Yusaku Maezawa (CEO, Start Today, Inc.).

Maezawa issued a call in March 2021 on the dearMoon website, inviting more varied talents to apply for the chance to travel to space. More than 1 million applications were received from 249 different nations and territories.

Together with Maezawa, the 8 crew members will orbit the moon for almost 7 days before landing back on Earth.

Source: Prnewswire