Daisuke Enomoto

Daisuke " Dice -K " Enomoto (Japanese榎 本 大 辅, Enomoto Daisuke, born April 22, 1971 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese entrepreneur and former director of Tokyo's internet service provider livedoor Co. Ltd..

Enomoto wanted to be the first Asian space tourist (the fourth overall) to fly aboard Soyuz TMA -9 from Baikonur to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch was scheduled for 14 September 2006. Enomoto made ​​headlines when he announced to start his 20 - million-dollar space flight in a " Char Aznable " costume, a character from the anime series Gundam. On 21 August 2006, the Russian space agency Roskosmos announced, however, that Enomoto was not approved for medical reasons to flight. His place was taken by Anousheh Ansari.

Two years later, Enomoto sued the company Space Adventures, which should organize his space flight. Enomoto stated that the reason was advanced for its cancellation. It was known to all clinicians involved that he had kidney stones, and his health had not deteriorated compared to previous studies. Enomoto demanding repayment of 21 million U.S. dollars.