SpaceX this week unveiled a bold plan to send two private citizens around the moon by the end of next year.
SpaceX Says It Will Send Tourists Around the Moon
Key Takeaways:
- SpaceX has announced plans to send two private citizens on an automated "long loop around the moon" by the end of next year, using its Dragon 2 capsule and Falcon Heavy rocket.
- The unnamed private customers have paid a "significant deposit" for the high-cost mission, which will also involve training for emergencies.
- The timeline is highly ambitious, as both the Falcon Heavy rocket and Dragon 2 capsule are still under development, and SpaceX has a history of missed deadlines and has not yet performed any manned spaceflights.
- If successful, this endeavor would mark the first deep-space human flight in over 45 years since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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