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On 13 May 2021, Maezawa announced he would be joining [[Space Adventures]] on a trip to the [[International Space Station]] in December 2021, via a [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]] spacecraft. He spent 12 days on the orbital station with his assistant, [[Yozo Hirano]], where he completed the top 100 things demanded by public, as well as recorded highlights in preparation for the SpaceX lunar flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2021/05/13/japanese-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-announces-new-space-tourism-flight-plan-for-late-2021/|title=Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Is Heading To The International Space Station In December|first=Valerie|last=Stimac|website=Forbes|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514125825/https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2021/05/13/japanese-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-announces-new-space-tourism-flight-plan-for-late-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/13/national/billionaire-maezawa-to-travel-to-iss-in-december/|title=Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to travel to ISS in December|date=13 May 2021|website=The Japan Times|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523185342/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/13/national/billionaire-maezawa-to-travel-to-iss-in-december/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wanted! 100 Things You Want MZ To Do in Space!|url=https://www.yusakumaezawa.com/iss2021/en/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Wanted! 100 Things You Want MZ To Do in Space!|language=en|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526081150/http://www.yusakumaezawa.com/iss2021/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The flight lifted off on 8 December 2021, from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in Kazakhstan as part of the Russian-operated [[Soyuz MS-20]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.russianspaceweb.com/2021.html|title=Space exploration in 2021|website=www.russianspaceweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Russian rocket blasts off carrying Japanese billionaire to ISS|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/russian-rocket-blasts-off-carrying-japanese-billionaire-to-iss|access-date=2021-12-08|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Space Tourist Billionaire Maezawa Blasts Off to Space - December 8, 2021|url=https://dailynewsbrief.com/2021/12/08/space-tourist-billionaire-maezawa-blasts-off-to-space/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Daily News Brief|language=en-US|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127123601/https://dailynewsbrief.com/2021/12/08/space-tourist-billionaire-maezawa-blasts-off-to-space/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 December, Maezawa announced that he will start a campaign in which every participant will receive a sum of money "from space."<ref>{{cite news |date=20 December 2021 |title="前澤友作 全員お金贈りfrom宇宙"が『kifutown』を通じて本日12月19日(日)より開始 |url=https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000000010.000076768&g=prt |language=Japanese |accessdate=2021-12-20 |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220040600/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000000010.000076768&g=prt |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 December 2021 |title=Another billionaire is blasting into space — and he said he'll give away cash to people on earth while he's in orbit |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-gives-away-money-on-space-flight-2021-12 |newspaper=[[Business Insider]] |accessdate=2021-12-20}}</ref> The campaign started on 19 December.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 December 2021 |title=前澤友作さん、「宇宙から全員お金贈り」スタートしサーバーがパンク「宇宙から地上に駆けつけたいくらい」 |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/hochi/20211219064-OHT1T51156/ |language=Japanese |newspaper=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]] |accessdate=2021-12-20 |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220040609/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/hochi/20211219064-OHT1T51156/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned as planned on 20 December.<ref>{{CitationCite AV media|title=LIVE: Japanese space tourists speak after returning to Earth|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kO7SJfviME|language=en|access-date=2021-12-22|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

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