It is a privately funded journey to Lunar orbit, the furthest that any commercial, crewed spaceflight mission has gone to date. Titled "dearMoon" and funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the mission was scheduled to take place in late 2023 and with less than two months to go for 2024, the mission onboard a SpaceX Starship rocket is nowhere near fruition. On Thursday, Maezawa shared that the mission will take a little longer. "We're not sure when the flight will be, but we will give you all an update once we know more," Maezawa said in a social media post, thereby stating what was already certain for those closely following the space sector.&nbsp;

It was in the year 2018&nbsp;that Yusaku Maezawa announced the project which would take eight individuals along with himself on a week-long return trip to the moon's orbit on board a SpaceX Starship and Superheavy rocket. At the closest, they'd hoped to be at least 200 km above the lunar surface. The initiative is aimed at promoting art and global peace, it was said. The crew includes artists from across domains, hailing from South Korea, the USA, the UK, Japan, the Czech Republic, India and Ireland.

The obvious cause for the delay is the development of the SpaceX Starship rocket that is meant to ferry the crew on this daring journey to the moon, that mankind last undertook in the early 1970s. Starship, also referred to as the most powerful rocket in the world, undertook its maiden test flight in April 2023 and exploded as it reached almost 38 km above the Earth's surface. Multiple engines on the rocket had failed, initial reports suggested.&nbsp;

However, the biggest validation for Elon Musk was the fact that this experimental rocket safely lifted off the launchpad and at least covered 40 per cent of the distance to the imaginary Karman line (100 km above the earth's surface). As a test flight mission, expectations were really low and the valuable flight data from the mission would prove crucial in performing more such tests&nbsp;after necessary modifications and technological tweaks.&nbsp;

After the maiden flight in April, efforts are underway to ensure a second test flight sometime in late 2023. However, given the various US Government approvals for the same, it is expected to take time. With no reliable rocket in sight for Maezawa's dearMoon mission, there seems to be no clarity on the mission's progress. Even if the second flight of Starship were to be completely successful, SpaceX would have to perform a full-fledged uncrewed mission to Lunar orbit and back to Earth&nbsp;in order to prove their systems. That is what pushes Maezawa's goal further into the future.&nbsp;

Indian television personality Dev Joshi is among the dearMoon crew and had earlier told WION about his optimism and excitement for the mission. "I trust Elon Musk and SpaceX", he had said.&nbsp;

As part of the Artemis missions, NASA is working on sending astronauts to the moon and establishing a long-term presence on Earth's natural satellite. Despite&nbsp;America's Apollo-era legacy of multiple crewed lunar missions, extensive uncrewed testing is being carried out before the crewed missions commence. When it comes to crewed spaceflight, space agencies and private firms do as much as humanly possible to ensure the crew's safety. Crew safety is always more important than the overall mission.&nbsp;

It is a privately funded journey to Lunar orbit, the furthest that any commercial, crewed spaceflight mission has gone to date. Titled "dearMoon" and funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the mission was scheduled to take place in late 2023 and with less than two months to go for 2024, the mission onboard a SpaceX Starship rocket is nowhere near fruition.

It is a privately funded journey to Lunar orbit, the furthest that any commercial, crewed spaceflight mission has gone to date. Titled "dearMoon" and funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the mission was scheduled to take place in late 2023 and with less than two months to go for 2024, the mission onboard a SpaceX Starship rocket is nowhere near fruition. On Thursday, Maezawa shared that the mission will take a little longer. "We're not sure when the flight will be, but we will give you all an update once we know more," Maezawa said in a social media post, thereby stating what was already certain for those closely following the space sector. It was in the year 2018 that Yusaku Maezawa announced the project which would take eight individuals along with himself on a week-long return trip to the moon's orbit on board a SpaceX Starship and Superheavy rocket. At the closest, they'd hoped to be at least 200 km above the lunar surface. The initiative is aimed at promoting art and global peace, it was said. The crew includes artists from across domains, hailing from South Korea, the USA, the UK, Japan, the Czech Republic, India and Ireland. The obvious cause for the delay is the development of the SpaceX Starship rocket that is meant to ferry the crew on this daring journey to the moon, that mankind last undertook in the early 1970s. Starship, also referred to as the most powerful rocket in the world, undertook its maiden test flight in April 2023 and exploded as it reached almost 38 km above the Earth's surface. Multiple engines on the rocket had failed, initial reports suggested. However, the biggest validation for Elon Musk was the fact that this experimental rocket safely lifted off the launchpad and at least covered 40 per cent of the distance to the imaginary Karman line (100 km above the earth's surface). As a test flight mission, expectations were really low and the valuable flight data from the mission would prove crucial in performing more such tests after necessary modifications and technological tweaks. After the maiden flight in April, efforts are underway to ensure a second test flight sometime in late 2023. However, given the various US Government approvals for the same, it is expected to take time. With no reliable rocket in sight for Maezawa's dearMoon mission, there seems to be no clarity on the mission's progress. Even if the second flight of Starship were to be completely successful, SpaceX would have to perform a full-fledged uncrewed mission to Lunar orbit and back to Earth in order to prove their systems. That is what pushes Maezawa's goal further into the future. Indian television personality Dev Joshi is among the dearMoon crew and had earlier told WION about his optimism and excitement for the mission. "I trust Elon Musk and SpaceX", he had said. As part of the Artemis missions, NASA is working on sending astronauts to the moon and establishing a long-term presence on Earth's natural satellite. Despite America's Apollo-era legacy of multiple crewed lunar missions, extensive uncrewed testing is being carried out before the crewed missions commence. When it comes to crewed spaceflight, space agencies and private firms do as much as humanly possible to ensure the crew's safety. Crew safety is always more important than the overall mission.

dearMoon, a private spaceflight to moon funded by Japanese billionaire, delayed

SpaceX’s founder and CEO Elon Musk on Friday revealed his plans for humanity as the company races to put humans into space as soon as possible. Musk claims that he does not wan human beings to be limited to just Earth, and that humans should be a “multi-planet species”.

“We don’t want to be one of those single planet species, we want to be a multi-planet species,” Musk said on Friday after the launch of SpaceX’s “Crew-2” mission. Musk added how it had been almost 50 years since human beings set foot on the moon. “That’s too long”, he said.

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“We need to get back there and have a permanent base on the moon”, Musk added while proposing a city to be built on Mars for humanity to become a “spacefaring civilisation” and a “multi-planet species”.

Currently, Musk’s company is working on its Starship series which are huge stainless steel rockets aimed at putting human beings on Mars and Moon.&nbsp;SpaceX is building them at its facility in Texas. The current Starship prototypes stand 150 feet tall. Each Starship requires three Raptor rocket engines.

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Last week, SpaceX won a NASA contract worth $2.9 billion to help the agency put astronauts on the moon. Currently, the estimated target for the mission is 2024.

The contract will see NASA’s first commercial human lander, constituent of its Artemis programme. The agency added that the lander will carry in it two American astronauts to the moon’s surface.

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"We should accomplish the next landing as soon as possible… If they hit their milestones, we have a shot at 2024," Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator said during the announcement made virtually.

According to NASA, SpaceX’s Starship system included a cabin and two airlocks to facilitate moonwalks. In addition, the architecture of the system allows it to to eventually used for reusable launch and landing.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

SpaceX’s founder and CEO Elon Musk on Friday revealed his plans for humanity as the company races to put humans into space as soon as possible. Musk claims that he does not wan human beings to be limited to just Earth, and that humans should be a “multi-planet species”.

SpaceX’s founder and CEO Elon Musk on Friday revealed his plans for humanity as the company races to put humans into space as soon as possible. Musk claims that he does not wan human beings to be limited to just Earth, and that humans should be a “multi-planet species”. “We don’t want to be one of those single planet species, we want to be a multi-planet species,” Musk said on Friday after the launch of SpaceX’s “Crew-2” mission. Musk added how it had been almost 50 years since human beings set foot on the moon. “That’s too long”, he said. “We need to get back there and have a permanent base on the moon”, Musk added while proposing a city to be built on Mars for humanity to become a “spacefaring civilisation” and a “multi-planet species”. Currently, Musk’s company is working on its Starship series which are huge stainless steel rockets aimed at putting human beings on Mars and Moon. SpaceX is building them at its facility in Texas. The current Starship prototypes stand 150 feet tall. Each Starship requires three Raptor rocket engines. Also read: Elon Musk announces $100 million prize money to fight global warming Last week, SpaceX won a NASA contract worth $2.9 billion to help the agency put astronauts on the moon. Currently, the estimated target for the mission is 2024. The contract will see NASA’s first commercial human lander, constituent of its Artemis programme. The agency added that the lander will carry in it two American astronauts to the moon’s surface. Also read: Elon Musk's SpaceX wins NASA's $2.9 billion moon lander contract over Bezos' Blue Origin "We should accomplish the next landing as soon as possible… If they hit their milestones, we have a shot at 2024," Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator said during the announcement made virtually. According to NASA, SpaceX’s Starship system included a cabin and two airlocks to facilitate moonwalks. In addition, the architecture of the system allows it to to eventually used for reusable launch and landing. (With inputs from agencies)

Eyeing Mars, Elon Musk wants humans to be 'multi-planet species'

The Myanmar junta's brutal tactics against the peaceful protesters continued on Wednesday as the United Nations said that at least 38 people died on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 50. Meanwhile, a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday exploded after a seemingly successful flight and landing.

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International criticism against Myanmar military junta got fiercer on a day that was the bloodiest so far amid pro-democracy protests in the country. United Nations said that at least 38 deaths occurred on Wednesday ( March 3). This has brought the death toll to 50.&nbsp;

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SpaceX rocket on Wednesday exploded after a seemingly successful flight and landing.

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Swedish police on Thursday opened "suspected terrorist" investigation after a man stabbed eight people with a knife in the city of Vetlanda.

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With 1,910 new deaths due to novel coronavirus, Brazil on Wednesday for the second consecutive day registered a record death toll.&nbsp;

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The Myanmar junta's brutal tactics against the peaceful protesters continued on Wednesday as the United Nations said that at least 38 people died on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 50.

The Myanmar junta's brutal tactics against the peaceful protesters continued on Wednesday as the United Nations said that at least 38 people died on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 50. Meanwhile, a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday exploded after a seemingly successful flight and landing. Click on headlines to read more 'Only today, 38 people died': US condemns 'brutal violence' by Myanmar military International criticism against Myanmar military junta got fiercer on a day that was the bloodiest so far amid pro-democracy protests in the country. United Nations said that at least 38 deaths occurred on Wednesday ( March 3). This has brought the death toll to 50. SpaceX rocket explodes on ground SpaceX rocket on Wednesday exploded after a seemingly successful flight and landing. Swedish police probe stabbing incident as 'terror motive' after 8 injured Swedish police on Thursday opened "suspected terrorist" investigation after a man stabbed eight people with a knife in the city of Vetlanda. 'Alarming' situation in Brazil as record Covid-19 death toll seen for second straight day With 1,910 new deaths due to novel coronavirus, Brazil on Wednesday for the second consecutive day registered a record death toll. Pakistan PM Imran Khan to seek vote of confidence after Senate election defeat Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to seek a vote of confidence in Parliament after the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaaf(PTI) lost a key Senate seat in Islamabad. 'Neanderthal thinking': Joe Biden slams Texas, Mississippi for dropping mask-wearing requirements US President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticised Republican-ruled states Texas and Mississippi for dropping measures to wear masks, calling it "Neanderthal thinking".

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A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket. Yusaku Maezawa, who recently announced his break-up with a Japanese actress, is accepting applications from "single women aged 20 or over" who want to enjoy life to the fullest. #WION #WIONNews #JapaneseBillionaire #TravelToMoon #YusakuMaezawa

Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend to accompany him for Moon voyage

A SpaceX rocket successfully launched on Thursday (July 25) en route to the International Space Station with the company's Dragon spacecraft. According to NASA, it was a "great launch" with clear weather. The Dragon will dock at the International Space Station to deliver supplies. The docking is expected on Saturday (July 27). The supplies include scientific equipment and a new docking adapter.

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Successful launch for SpaceX rocket en route to International Space Station for resupply mission