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By 2021, a total of 591 humans have arrived in space aboard various spacecraft. Most of them are professional astronauts on missions. Since 2001, when an American billionaire named Denis Stiteau spent $20 million aboard Russia's Soyuz to reach the International Space Station, more and more space travelers have arrived in space, and many space tourism companies have operated space tour programs.
On December 8, 2021, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and stayed for twelve days. During this time, Maezawa announced that he would do a hundred fun things in space, such as playing badminton, blowing bubbles, ordering space takeaways, photographing the Aurora Borealis, and searching for aliens.
So, what interesting things Maezawa yusaku shared in these 12 days, and what magical discoveries he made. Today we will talk about the space journey of the Japanese billionaire.
Maezawa Yusaku is a Japanese entrepreneur, art collector and billionaire who is ranked 1281st on the Forbes Global List. He has always been bold, outspoken, and outlandish, very different from the traditional introverted Japanese, which is related to his upbringing.
He attended was a high school affiliated with Waseda University, a high school that fosters students' ability to think independently, with the motto "Academic Independence." So Maezawa Became obsessed with music during his studies, formed a band and served as a drummer, and released his first musical ep while studying. After graduating from high school, he traveled to the United States for a study tour, during which time he decided not to go to college, but instead collected rare CDs and records in the United States with his then-girlfriend. He then discovered the domestic market in Japan and set up a company that specialized in selling imported CDs by mail. The company earned its first pot of gold.
After that, he was influenced by U.S. e-commerce websites and returned to Japan to set up an e-commerce company. In 2004, he changed the company to a website selling clothing, which is ZOZOTOWN in Japan, which is also a big explosion in his career. The site has also become the most famous e-commerce site in Japan.
Maezawa's value also rose, and he began to buy luxury cars, yachts and planes, and collected various works of art. In 2016, he auctioned a painting by American graffiti artist Basquiat for $57 million. Because he liked this person so much, he took another work by Basquiat for $101 million in 2017, and he also collected several works by Picasso.
In 2019, spacex announced that it would conduct a private space tour, that is, launch from Earth on a starship, fly around the moon, and then return to Earth. Maezawa Contacted Spacex CEO Musk for the first time after learning about it, and paid a deposit of $20 million, becoming SpaceX's first visitor to travel around the moon. This brings us to the picture of the former riding musk next to the Falcon 9 rocket.
Yusaku Maezawa and Elon Musk
Maezawa Yusaku said that he became the world's first private tourist. Flying around the moon is not only his dream, but also of great significance. He will fly around the moon with his collection of Picasso paintings, and will also select 8 artists around the world, including painters, musicians, singers, etc. to travel around the moon with him. He believes that such trips will inspire these artists to create different works.
Spacex's lunar orbit program is limited by a series of new launch and recovery tests, and won't take shape until 2023 at the earliest. Maezawa decided to take the Russian Soyuz spacecraft first, and like the world's first space tourist in 2001, Denis Stito, to experience the International Space Station first, while the first space tourist, Denis Stito, went to the International Space Station for seven days, costing 20 million US dollars, while Maezawa Yusaku had to stay for 12 days.
The original cost was $43 million, but Maezawa Yusaku also brought his assistant Yozo Hirano with him. And his assistant went into space with him because he needed a personal photographer to record everything he was on the space station.
Because the other astronauts on the space station had their own jobs and could not help him shoot the whole process, the cost of the two reached $87 million, or almost 10 billion yen. The 10 billion yen space trip caused a big stir in Japan, and Maezawa Yusaku was very good at using social media to expand his influence.
After getting a ticket to the International Space Station in 2019, he tweeted a message saying that everyone who followed and retweeted his tweet had a chance to receive a cash prize. His tweet then became the most retweeted tweet ever, with more than 4.8 million retweets, while he spent only $10,000 on cash prizes. In this way, he made this act a worldwide news at a very small cost.
As a private visitor to space, you must undergo some training. A professional astronaut typically undergoes at least two years of training. The training is divided into three stages, the first is the basic theory, then the aerospace professional training, and finally the flight program and mission simulation training.
However, as a space tourist who does not perform space missions and is only a tourist, he only needs to receive a certain load and space basic training. So two months before the launch, one arrived at the Gagarin Space Center on the outskirts of Moscow, known as Star City. It is the best space training center in the world, where Maezawa Yusaku receives pre-launch training, including a series of weight training, payload training, spacesuit dressing training, space station facilities and escape training.
During these two months, he had to master a series of basic requirements for liftoff and reach the space station. During weightless training, Maezawa and his assistants flew to an altitude of 9,000 meters in a special Russian Il-76 transport aircraft and then descended sharply to an altitude of 6,000 meters. In this way, doing parabolic movement in the air, there will be a weightless time of 20 seconds inside the aircraft, and it is very close to feeling weightlessness in space, which is essential for astronauts.
Maezawa Yusaku said that when he first experienced weightlessness, he felt very frightened and showed a sinister expression, because the blood in his body reacts to weightlessness. But after a few such experiences, the body slowly got used to it, and he also had to learn to float in the weightless environment, move his body and grasp objects, such as flying from one end of the cabin to the other, and drinking water.
They did a total of 10 20-second weightlessness training sessions, after which they also had to quickly tow through the spacesuit in the weightless environment, which is a must-have skill for astronauts. Of course, this is also not easy for beginners. Maezawa said that moving the body during weightlessness requires muscle strength, and if the muscles are too tense during weightlessness, it will be particularly uncomfortable to restore gravity. Therefore, try to relax as much as possible when you are weightless.
Finally, he said the experience of weightlessness cannot be replaced by anything earth that includes roller coasters and skydiving. He wanted to try a few more times. When his assistant said we could rent the plane next time, Maezawa said I would consider buying one. Maezawa yusaku wears a Russian spacesuit. Because, he's going to end up on a Russian spaceship. He introduced that the two tubes in the abdomen of the spacesuit, the thick is the ventilation pipe, the thin is the oxygen tube, and a blue valve on the chest is very important, which is the life support system of the spacesuit, that is, the valve that regulates the pressure and oxygen level in the spacesuit by rotation, which is equivalent to the heart of the spacesuit.
And spacesuits are usually made longer than your usual clothes, because after staying in space for a long time, because of weightlessness, people will become taller. However, returning to Earth will gradually change back to its previous height. Wearing a spacesuit, I completely put myself in through a large pocket on my chest and adjusted it a little bit. whereas. And the metal ring of the cuff should be very careful, because it is easy to scratch the hand. He said: "It's a little trick to wear a spacesuit.
Of course, we know that these techniques are highly likely to be of no use. Then, put on an oxygen mask, put your pockets into your chest, and close all the openings like shoelaces. Finally, the vent pipe in the abdomen is connected to the blower, that is, each astronaut carries a small box before the ascent, which is used to adjust the temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit. After that, it is time to wear gloves and close the pressure relief valve in the helmet, and the whole process is completed.
Before removing the oxygen mask, the pressure relief valve must be opened to release the pressure before it can be removed. Maezawa said that this space suit will be very hot and uncomfortable to wear on Earth. However, the production cost of such a space suit will also reach a staggering $10 million. Finally, before the launch day, Maezawa Yusaku and his assistants and a Russian astronaut flew into space on the Soyuz spacecraft and headed for the International Space Station.
What will they experience in real space?
On December 8, 2021, after several 10 minutes of flight, Soyuz reached space and docked with the International Space Station, where astronauts who had been working for months were already waiting for them. As a space tourist, Maezawa Yusaku finally arrived at the International Space Station, 400 kilometers above Earth, where he will spend 12 days.
The first message he sent was to tell everyone that space is real and the same as what we see. And the earth is also a very round ball, very beautiful. Because the space station orbits the earth 16 times a day, the sunlight that can be seen on the space station on the earth changes very quickly, and it is a very unique experience to see sixteen sunrises and sunsets in a day. Because the sunrise in space is unmatched anywhere on Earth.
Maezawa showed a small room where he slept on the space station, very small, about 0.5 square meters, fortunately with a window. The scenery outside is never boring. Maezawa is in the Russian warehouse section of the space station, and all the equipment is Russian, but it does not use sleeping bags much, but directly sleeps in the air in a curled way, which he says is more comfortable. His personal belongings are in a small bag at his feet, and he also carries his own iPad and iPhone, as well as a copy of his favorite comic book, The Universe Brothers.
The next day, Maezawa shows how to go to the toilet in space. The toilet on the ISS looked a little bigger than his room, with a tiny vacuum toilet that didn't look at all like a toilet and a hose for urinating. After opening the lid, there is a switch that can be convulsed with a twist, so that the liquid can be sucked into the hose when urinating in the right position, which is very convenient. However, after use, clean the hose with a tissue for the next astronaut to use.
And there is a plastic bag inside the toilet after opening, which is the same principle. After completion, the bag will be sucked into the toilet and enter the recycling space. Spacecraft regularly bring the garbage from the space station back to Earth and will not be discharged into space. If you make a mistake in space, it will be a big event and the smell will be difficult to dissipate. Therefore, the device with two fixed feet under the toilet is convenient for operation. Maezawa said that in the environment of weightlessness in space, there is no sense of direction, and if you do not use objects, your body will not be able to move forward and backward, and at most it will only rotate. Of course, he also said that in the weightless environment, you can experience the feeling of absolute freedom, but only if you have experienced this feeling of weightlessness will you yearn so much for the feeling on the earth, because only what you have lost, you will cherish something.
On the third day, the former showed how to brush their teeth in the air too, and on the space station, everyone had a blue toiletry bag with toothbrushes, toothpaste and various toiletries. In many corners of the space station, there are railings that fix the feet, so that the body can remain still. While water is a very rare thing in space, all water is packaged separately like jelly. Brush your teeth only a little, and then you can brush it. After brushing, you can't spit out the foam in your mouth, which will be very troublesome to float around, but you have to wrap it in a wet paper towel. Then also drink a little water and catch it with a wet paper towel.
After that, Maezawa took out his Nikon D800 SLR camera and a sigma largest 800mm telephoto lens, and he wanted to take a beautiful photo of the Earth in space, which was Maezawa's regular ostentatious operation, but the focus was not on the price of this camera and lens, but on the fact that he could take such a heavy personal item into space. At this time, the space station was moving around the earth at a speed of 27,000 kilometers per hour, which was very difficult to shoot. Sure enough, after some gorgeous operation, he finally condemned the shooting of a cloud.
There is also afternoon tea at the space station, and with each supplie, the spacecraft will regularly bring a lot of snacks to the astronauts, as well as chocolates, biscuits, coffee and tea bags. The dining table of the space station is a small board with a lot of tape on it. Food can be fixed. When drinking tea, the tea cup is not used, but the packaging of the tea bag is directly connected to the hot water pipe for brewing, and then watch the tea slowly fuse, and when drinking, it is directly enjoyed with a straw. It can also be used in the classic drinking method, that is, squeezing out a drop of tea to drink in the air.
Drinking afternoon tea in space should be a great experience. He also brought his own bubble gum, which can really be blown up, but he found that the bubbles blown in space are not as big as on Earth, so you should pay attention to it in the future when you go to space.
How do you wash your hair and bathe in space?
It is also necessary to open a towel, take a bag of water, and then wet the hair, and then squeeze the shampoo on the wet hair. It uses a rose flavor and then rubs constantly. As with shampooing on Earth, the difference is that you can't immediately wash off shampoo with water, but you have to wipe it off with a towel and use a bag of water to rub the foam, in short, to save water. In space, the water will evaporate quickly, so without a hair dryer, wipe it with a towel, and soon the hair will dry out.
Finally, Maezawa showed off his usual meal, or took out a box from this food cabinet, which was filled with space food, of course, taste and variety can be selected, and this box is customized for Maezawa. The food inside is all Japanese space dishes, such as Japanese wild vegetable rice and canned mackerel miso. The rice balls need to be heated, using hot water, and the hot water equipment can also control the softness and hardness of the food through the temperature, and wait thirty minutes after the hot water is injected to enjoy it. The canned mackerel can also be put into the heater to heat, when opening the can, if you do not pay attention to it is easy to make the juice fly everywhere. There is also a spoon to dig a spoonful of rice floating in the air, it looks very strange, like an invisible hand holding it, and the final taste of the food is very delicious, Maezawa said.
With a 12-day experience on the space station and an $87 million ferry ticket, many would surely think. Worth. But if you are realizing a dream you grew up with, it is worth paying for the dream, because it is destined to be the experience of a very small number of people.
Maezawa also pulled out his favorite cosmic brother comic, telling how the protagonist went from an ordinary person to treat a disease and finally realize his dream into space, and the book he carried was the story of the protagonist's entry into the International Space Station. These comics, film and television works seem to be fiction, but they are also constantly inspiring ordinary people to realize their dreams, which is the feeling of dreams come true.
Although there are hundreds of people who have entered space, Maezawa Yusaku has shown us a real space life through his way, which is difficult to see before. When I fly around the moon in 2023, I will continue to share what he has seen and heard.
As an ordinary person, it is very fortunate to be able to go into space, because it requires not only a lot of money, but also extraordinary courage. Because of any space launch. It is extremely risky. If you were given a free ticket, would you venture into space without hesitation?
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Source: Xiao Han Ge is here
Manuscript: Translator
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