Who is Dev Joshi, the 22-year-old Indian actor selected to fly around moon?

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, has selected a crew to fly around the moon with him. He has selected eight crew member from the entries of 1 million to join him on his Moon adventure - dearMoon. Dev Joshi, 22-year-old Indian actor, is one of the lucky few to join this team. He is also the youngest person on the crew.

Joshi has been acting in the Indian television industry since the age of three. He is best known for his role in the popular TV serial Baal Veer. Apart from acting, Joshi has a diversified work portfolio. He is not only an actor but is also pursuing a Master's in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Geneva's reputed United Nations Institute of Training and Research.



He is also a founder of a social club, D3 Caring Social Club. the Club is an NGO who donates clothes and food to the underprivileged people of the society. He was also awarded the under-18 highest civilian award - Bal Shakti Puraskar - by the President of India a couple of years ago.

Dev Joshi has released an Instagram video in which he shared his journey of being a part of the dearMoon crew. He shed light on what tests were conducted and how candidates were chosen.

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He is now a part of the dearMoon crew and is set to fly around the moon in the coming year.

1. What is dearMoon crew?
   The dearMoon crew is a crew selected to travel around the moon in a rocket designed by SpaceX. This project is sponsored by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
2. When will Dev Joshi fly around the moon?
   The rocket is set to launch sometime in 2023, but the exact date is not yet released.