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SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk, announces Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon. Source: AP/Chris Carlson

A Japanese billionaire will be the first to take a trip around the moon on a rocket designed by Elon Musk's company SpaceX.

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A Japanese billionaire will be the first to take a trip around the moon on a rocket designed by Elon Musk's company SpaceX.

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