Entrepreneur Maezawa arrives at space station as 1st Japanese civilian

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa arrived at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, becoming the first Japanese civilian to stay on the space station.The Soyuz spacecraft carrying the 46-year-old founder of major online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. lifted off at 12:38 p.m. and docked with the ISS after a six-hour journey, with Maezawa due to stay for 12 days until Dec. 20.Maezawa expressed his joy and amazement upon his arrival at the station. "There really is space," he said during his communication w…READ FULL ARTICLE