SpaceX booked 'world's first' private passenger for a BFR Moon trip
On Monday it will announce 'who’s flying and why.'
We haven't seen SpaceX's BFR -- the rocket that it hopes will enable
trips around the world, to the Moon, and, eventually, to Mars --
actually take flight yet, but the company says it has already booked a
private passenger for a trip around the Moon.
No one has been to the Moon since Apollo missions ended in the 70s, but
now, in a "world's first" SpaceX is apparently taking reservations.
Details like who is going and "why" are to be revealed during a
livestream on Monday September 17th at 9 PM ET.
Early last year Elon Musk said we'd see two humans take that trip at
some point in 2018, but now we're anticipating a delay so that it can
occur on the LA-built BFR, instead of a Falcon Heavy carrying a Dragon
capsule.
Musk has said the spaceship part of BFR could be ready for "short hopper
flights" next year and test flights in three to four years.
Interestingly, he also tweeted that what's shown above is a new version
of the BFR, and in response to a tweet asking if he's the passenger,
posted a Japanese flag emoji.
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