Japanese fashion magnate Maezawa to visit International Space Station -TV Tokyo (updated)

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13/05/2021 12:51

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    TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku
Maezawa, already planning a trip around the moon, will first
make a visit to the International Space Station this year, TV
Tokyo reported on Thursday.
    Maezawa will beginning training in Russia next month for a
12 day trip to the ISS in December travelling on a Soyuz rocket,
TV Tokyo reported in a story posted to the billionaire's Twitter
account. 
    The entrepreneur is due to be the first private passenger on
a voyage round the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX slated for 2023.

 (Reporting by Sam Nussey
Editing by David Goodman)
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