"Japanese Billionaire Cancels Starship Lunar Flight"

The dearMoon project, which aimed to send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and 10 others on a circumlunar flight aboard SpaceX's Starship, has been canceled. Maezawa cited developmental delays and uncertainty about the launch timeline as reasons for the decision. The project faced setbacks due to SpaceX's focus on NASA's Artemis Program and Starlink satellite deployment. Maezawa's changing financial situation and his previous spaceflight experience also contributed to the cancellation.