Share with friends and circle of friends with wechat scanning code QR code < / P > < p > < p > on August 19, Japanese billionaire youzuo Maezawa has screened out a list of 20 candidates who accompanied him on a moon tour in 2023, which were selected from more than 1 million applicants around the world < p > in September 2018, Maezawa signed a contract to become SpaceX's first customer to fly to the moon by starship. Since then, he has launched the so-called "dearmoon" activity to find several like-minded space enthusiasts to join his journey, and all the expenses are paid by him. As the billionaire narrowed his choice to only 20 people, the search work gradually entered the final stage < p > youzuo Maezawa is the founder of zozotown, a Japanese fast fashion giant. As a fanatical art collector, he also limited the search scope of his tour around the moon to artists. But this definition is very loose. He once said: "isn't everyone who does creative work in life an artist? If you think you are an artist, you are an artist. " < p > in the past few months since launching the search activity, Maezawa youzuo has received more than 1 million applications. Finally, he turned his eyes to 20 of them. He recently wrote on instagram: "dearmoon's selection is coming to an end!" < p > Maezawa also posted a video on youtube, in which some applicants were selected to explain what they wanted to achieve in this trip. The finalists cover a wide range of art careers, including painters, dancers, DJs, photographers and even Olympic champions < p > Vancouver artist Boris moshenkov said in a video on instagram last month: "I think this may be one of the most ambitious and greatest artistic cooperation in history. That's why I'm excited every time I think of this project. " < p > Tracy fanara, a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), likes to create space themed art in her spare time, and she has also entered the list of candidates. "Throughout the screening process, I didn't sleep well for six weeks," fanara said. Let's put it this way. It's crazy to go through every step of the process. " < p > the 20 candidates will compete for eight seats on the SpaceX starship. Several SpaceX employees also accompanied the flight, bringing the total number of crew to 10-12. This time it will not actually land on the moon, but will fly around the moon. Maezawa youzuo and others will reach the moon in three days, then fly around the moon and return to the earth in three days（ Small) < / P > < p >