Share the QR code < / P > < p > with wechat scanning code < / P > < p > to friends and circles of friends < / P > < p > on October 15, according to foreign media reports, Japanese billionaire Qian Zeyou is preparing to take a Russian spacecraft to the international space station on December 8 (ISS) on an epic trip. Now, he is receiving space flight training to achieve this goal in order to learn to deal with weightlessness and emergencies. < / P > < p > ex Zeyou bought two seats on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft as himself and his assistant, who will be responsible for recording the space trip. The two are currently receiving training in facilities in Moscow, Russia Training, where they need to learn how to act in weightlessness and how to deal with emergencies. < / P > < p > Maezawa and others will spend 12 days on the international space station. He plans to share his experience on YouTube. It is unclear how much Maezawa paid for ordering these seats, but when NASA bought seats for astronauts on the Soyuz spacecraft, each person went to $81 million was underpaid. < / P > < p > so far, a total of seven self funded people have visited the space station. Former Zeyou plans to become the eighth person and the first Japanese tourist. The mission will be carried out by Alexander misurkin, Roscosmos astronaut of the Russian space agency As commander in chief. < / P > < p > yoshizo Maezawa, his assistant YOZO Hirano and his replacement Shun ogiso are completing their training at the Yuri Gagarin astronaut training center outside Moscow. There, they float in the zero gravity module to experience the feeling in space in advance. < / P > < p > yoshizo Maezawa said at a press conference: "I'm 45 years old and have never experienced anything like this. At first, I felt very embarrassed. I couldn't control the movement of my arms and legs. But when I got used to it a little, I felt very happy." He said that before flying, he had to undergo several months of training. So far, he has not felt fear or anxiety. < / P > < p > this mission is one of several manned space missions participated by non professional astronauts this year. The 90 year old Star Trek actor William Shatner Just completed the latest space flight on Wednesday aboard the suborbital spacecraft of blue origin company. < / P > < p > Qian zeyouzuo booked the SpaceX spacecraft to the moon in 2018 and made headlines, although the amount paid has not been disclosed. The mission is scheduled to be carried out as early as 2023 and will last for a total of 7 days. However, the spacecraft will only fly around the moon and will not land on the surface of the moon "< / P > < p > Mr. Maezawa initially planned to provide a seat for a lucky lady, but he then cancelled the plan and decided to choose eight people to participate in the moon trip with him." we expect it to take three days to reach the moon, fly around the moon, and then return to earth in three days, "Mr. Maezawa said < / P > < p > at that time, there will be a total of 10 to 12 people on the SpaceX spacecraft, including youzuo Maezawa, eight volunteers and SpaceX crew. If SpaceX can complete this trip, youzuo Maezawa and others will become the first lunar travelers since the Apollo mission in 1972. < / P > < p > however, this may be a competition with NASA A close race, because the agency currently plans to launch Artemis II in the summer of 2023, when astronauts will fly around the moon in Orion spacecraft and then return to earth. (small) < / P > < p >