A Japanese billionaire and his assistant departed in a rocket headed to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Yusaku Maezawa, who founded Japan's largest online fashion retailer Zozotown, was joined on the trip by his assistant, Yozo Hirano, a film producer who will document the trip via YouTube, CBS News reported.
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