{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T21:17:56.346Z","story":{"id":"r_9f94f761f93b4ffd81ee323b","slug":"spacex-names-chun-wang-for-starship-mars-flyby-mission","url":"https://yomimono.id/spacex-names-chun-wang-for-starship-mars-flyby-mission","headline":"SpaceX Names Chun Wang for Starship Mars Flyby Mission","summary":"SpaceX announced the outline of its first Earth-Mars manned Starship flight on May 21. Chun Wang, who commanded a Dragon polar orbit mission in 2025, will be a crew member. The two-year mission includes a Mars flyby and return, with exploration beyond the Earth-Moon system.","why_it_matters":"The selection of Chun Wang, a proven commercial mission commander, for both a lunar flyby and the first Starship Mars mission signals SpaceX is moving from test flights to crewed interplanetary operations.","published_at":"2026-05-22T12:01:22.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["ASCII.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","title":"SpaceX Announces Crew for Starship Manned Mars Flight","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/404/4404478/?rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Chun Wang"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}