Videos: TMRO Orbit 11.37- “Why send artists to the moon on BFR? $dearMoon”

A recent episode of the TMRO.tv weekly program included a panel discussion of the plan by Yusaku Maezawa to fly around the Moon in a SpaceX spaceship with a group of artists: Why send artists to the moon on BFR? #dearMoon – TMRO

 This week we have an epic panel to talk about the recent #dearMoon announcement including Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Emory “VaxHeadroom” Stagmer, Dr. Niamh Shaw and Astronaut Nicole Stott. We focus on the impact of the recent announcement by using a trip around the moon and art to inspire humanity in a totally new way.

During the discussion it was mentioned that musician Martin Molin of the Swedish “folktronica” band Wintergatan had released a video making the case for his selection for the flight. Here is that video:

Here is a technical discussion of the BFR lunar mission:

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