SpaceX announces first private passenger on solo rocket trip around the moon

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on SpaceX's announcement of the first private moon flight passenger (all times local):6:50 p.m.Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says he will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on a weeklong journey to circumnavigate the moon.Maezawa said Monday that the SpaceX BFR rocket will make the trip in 2023.The 42-year-old entrepreneur says he wants his guests to be inspired to create once they return to Earth.He appeared at an ev