Refinitiv Newscasts - Japanese billionaire Maezawa trains for ISS trip
15/10/2021 06:45
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.newscasts.refinitiv.com/link?entryId=1_7xtgo5ng&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2021:newsml_OVEZ9YAUJ_K15&pageId=RefinitivNewscasts Source: Thomson Reuters Description: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa made headlines for buying a SpaceX ticket around the moon in a few years time, but now he's training for a trip to the International Space Station in December. Ryan Chang reports. Short Link: https://refini.tv/3AJRieP Video Transcript: >> Before Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa takes a trip around the moon, he sets for a trip to the International Space Station. Maezawa is the founder of Maezawa, Japan's largest fashion retailer. He made headlines when he bought a ticket for a SpaceX trip around the moon set for 2023 but before that he's heading to the ISS with a Russian cosmonaut in December and to get ready for that, he's got months of training in zero gravity. The 45-year-old told reporters on Thursday that he's confident ahead of the launch. >> I would like to say that I'm not worried about the flight because I'm deeply convinced and believe in the safety of our spacecraft. As you rightly noted, I will be the first civilian from Japan who will be flying to the ISS and that's why I feel a great deal of responsibility. >> Maezawa will be joined by his assistant, Yozo Hirano, in addition to cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin on the 12-day trip. Russia's space agency Roscosmos is heavily involved in this mission. In early October, they helped send a Russian actress and film director aboard the ISS to make the first-ever movie in space