The irreverent space enthusiast, who is one of Japan s richest men, launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:30 GMT (2:30 ET) accompanied by his assistant Yozo Hirano.
Yusaku Maezaw, who is one of Japan s richest men, will launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 8, accompanied by his assistant and film producer Yozo Hirano.
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Yusaku Maezawa has purchased a flight to the International Space Station
He is a Japanese billionaire who has made his wealthy in the fashion industry
Maezawa is set to launch aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in December
He is bringing a production crew to capture life on the orbiting laboratory
Maezawa has also purchased the first flight of SpaceX s Starship rocket
The rocket is set to take off in 2023 and take the crew around the moon