Few folks know, but I was preliminarily selected for the #DearMoon mission to circle the Moon on a Starship.
Ultimately, I wasn't selected, but was advised I was a standby candidate.
It became clear that Elon was full of shit and the mission was cancelled.
I remember walking past the old power plant in the #yeg river valley, looking up, and seeing the Moon. At the time, I thought I might get up close and personal with our stony sentinel. It nearly took me to my knees.
Is #dearMoon’s Starship flight cancellation purely a financial setback? I don’t think so: https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-178
I just learned that #Dearmoon got cancelled and that got me sad :(
Der japanische Milliardär Yusaku Maezawa wollte an Bord des #Starship von #SpaceX zum Mond fliegen. Doch jetzt sagte er das #dearMoon genannte Projekt ab, weil es zu viele Verzögerungen gibt. https://winfuture.de/news,143200.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
前澤友作さん、Starshipで行く月周回渡航「dearMoon」を中止。実現の見通しが立たず【宇宙ビジネスニュース】
https://sorabatake.jp/37000/
dearMoonプロジェクトが中止。前澤友作さんと8人のクルーが採択されるも、有人飛行が困難。2023年内の打ち上げ目標は達成できず。Starshipはアルテミス計画をサポートする状況。 #dearMoon #SpaceX #Starship
"Japanese Billionaire Calls Off His Starship Trip Around the Moon" by @cosmiclog / @alanboyle - More detail on #DearMoon cancellation. Officially it was to not make the guests wait indefinitely for #SpaceX #Starship. But reactions show they would have waited. https://cosmiclog.com/2024/06/01/japanese-billionaire-calls-off-his-trip-around-the-moon/
So this #dearmoon tweet aged fairly well https://x.com/reedmideke/status/1041895125243187200
De annulering van het dearmoon project: wat ging er mis? https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/06/14295/de-annulering-van-het-dearmoon-project-wat-ging-er-mis- #dearMoon project #SpaceX Starship #ruimtevaart annulering #Yusaku Maezawa #commerciële maanmissie #Trending #News #Nieuws
Privately-funded #DearMoon lunar space flight cancelled due to #SpaceX #Starship development delays. It was odd how a billionaire funded the flight with a crew of artists. Their #space dreams are now dashed. Article by @arstechnica /@SciGuySpace: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/heres-why-a-japanese-billionaire-just-canceled-his-lunar-flight-on-starship/ #NewSpace
Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship - Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2028351 #dearmoon #science #spacex #space
Dear Moon — миссия, спонсируемая японским миллиардером Юсаку Маэзава и заключавшаяся в полёте вокруг Луны с экипажем из самого миллиардера и несколько творческих людей (в том числе Everyday Astronaut) на корабле Starship — отменена.
О миссии было объявлено в 2018 году, назначена она была на 2023 год. Из-за неготовности Starship к сроку Юсака Маэзава объявил об отмене миссии.
Le retard du développement du #Starship aurait eu raison du projet #DearMoon du milliardaire Yusaku Maezawa qui devait l'emmener avec 10 personnes dont des artistes en orbite lunaire
https://dearmoon.earth/pdf/dearMoon_EN_240601.pdf
The owner of this account would like to send heartfelt condolences to Tim Dodd at this time.
It's too bad they couldn't just postpone it. 
"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."
Also worth watching Tim Dodd, who has managed to build up a following and media crew that's got him a slot on the #DearMoon cislunar mission.
https://www.youtube.com/live/6na40SqzYnU?si=2IRBhRGTiYMqb8bH
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