Is there anything you've ever wondered about space? Well, a Japanese billionaire might just be able to get you an answer to some of your most pressing questions about how things work beyond Earth.
Yusaku Maezawa is heading "Off to Space" for a 12-day stay aboard the International Space Station and he is looking for help on deciding on 100 things to accomplish while in low-Earth orbit.
If his name sounds familiar it's because he's also the man sorting through thousands of applications to select eight crew members from all over the world to join him on a lunar mission in 2023 called "dearMoon."
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Maezawa will begin his journey to the ISS on December 8 and says the reason behind the additional mission is so he can better lead his crew.
"I thought that if I want to guide my fellow ‘dearMoon’ crew members during our lunar trip scheduled for 2023, why not fly to space and experience it first?" He wrote in a letter posted to his website.
And the tasks can be something practical like making a phone call or range to things that are deemed more quirky. For example, Maezawa offers "do you move forward when you fart in space" as an option that could be suggested.
"From all things serious to silly questions that you were too afraid to ask astronauts, any questions are welcome," he adds.
The entire experience will be filmed for the billionaire's YouTube channel. Anyone who has their idea chosen will receive a commemorative mission parch with their name embroidered on it, according to the mission's website.
To get to the orbiting laboratory, Maezawa will hitch a ride about the Soyuz spacecraft 'MS-20' from Kazakhstan.
Applications will stay open until 11:59 p.m. on May 30 with the winning ideas being announced sometime in June.
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