For those wondering, no, this does not appear to be a joke: Maezawa has the funding and SpaceX has the technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DearMoon_proje

For those wondering, no, this does not appear to be a joke: Maezawa has the funding and SpaceX has the technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DearMoon_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DearMoon_project That said, it's all tied to the development of the SpaceX Starship, which remains very much a work in progress.