Czech choreographer Yemi A.D. to join Japanese billionaire’s crew for SpaceX moon trip

Czech choreographer Yemi A.D. will be among the eight crew members to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s crew on a trip around the Moon next year on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets.

The Japanese fashion mogul on Friday announced the name of the eight people chose for the journey, which also include DJ Steve Aoki, YouTuber Tim Dodd, Irish photographer Rhiannon Adam, photographer Karim Iliya, Indian actor Dev Joshi, documentary filmmaker Brendan Hall and South Korean K-pop star TOP.

The mission, called #dearMoon Project, was first announced in 2018. It is scheduled to take eight days from launch to return to earth, including three days circling the moon, coming within 200 kilometres of the lunar surface.