What will the Japanese billionaire do during his vacation in the ISS?

A Russian capsule carrying a Japanese billionaire docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday after about 6 hours of travel. The whimsical 46-year-old Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who made his fortune in online fashion, and his assistant Yozo Hirano will spend twelve days in the ISS.

The stay of the two space tourists in the orbital station will be documented by Mr. Hirano for and with his boss on YouTube and on social networks. The billionaire has set himself 100 tasks to accomplish in space. But what exactly is he going to do?

Badminton, golf and weightless soap bubbles

The billionaire asked his subscribers to offer him experiments to do in space. He selected 100 of them. His plans include playing badminton, golf and making soap bubbles. “I am excited, like a child before a class trip. I really want to see Earth from space, to have the zero gravity experience, to understand how space changes people, and to see this flight will change me.
», Declared Yusaku Maezawa the day before his departure.

How much did he pay for his vacation in space? The price of the ticket has not been disclosed but it is estimated to be around 50 million euros.