The main reason for the cancellation of the trip is being said to be the Starship rocket, which is not yet ready for flight. Starship is the world’s heaviest rocket, which is being built by Elon Musk’s space company. This rocket has undergone several flight tests, but is not ready yet. It is to be tested again in the next few weeks.
Regarding the dearMoon project cancellation.
I signed the contract in 2018 based on the assumption that dearMoon would launch by the end of 2023.
It’s a developmental project so it is what it is, but it is still uncertain as to when Starship can launch.— Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) (@yousuckMZ) June 1, 2024
Yusaku Maezawa said in a statement on the social media platform X, ‘I signed the contract in 2018 thinking that dearMoon would launch by the end of 2023.’ ‘This is a developmental project and it is still not confirmed when Starship can be launched.’
Dev Joshi’s name was finalized
Artists who have chosen to fly around the moon Name Finalists Among the shortlisted actors was Indian actor Dev Joshi. Dev Joshi is known for playing characters in Sab TV’s popular shows ‘Baal Veer’ and ‘Baal Veer Returns’. Apart from him, the names of DJ Steve Aoki, YouTube creator of ‘Everyday Astronaut’ channel Tim Dodd, choreographer Yemi A.D, photographer Karim Ilya, photographer Rhiannon Adam, filmmaker Brendan Hall, South Korean rapper TOP were finalised.