posted 11-09-2023 10:25 AM            

We were planning for our lunar orbital mission "dearMoon" to take place in 2023, but seems like it will take a little longer.

posted 06-01-2024 05:32 AM               

From Yusaku Maezawa (via X):

It is unfortunate to be announcing that 'dearMoon', the first private circum-lunar flight project, will be cancelled. We thank everyone who has supported us and apologize to those who have looked forward to this project.

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.

I can’t plan my future in this situation, and I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer, hence the difficult decision to cancel at this point in time.

I apologize to those who were excited for this project to happen.

posted 06-01-2024 01:55 PM               

Although I find the idea of flying a group of artists around the Moon a very interesting and noble concept, at the moment this just feels like everything that’s wrong with the social media generation. They are going to be waiting a long, long time for this to happen - if it ever does!