Pack Your Bags! SpaceX to Fly Passengers On Private Trip Around the Moon in 2018!
I am middle aged but I never thought I would see this before I was retired to the rocking chair! The company SpaceX will fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon in 2018. Elon Musk, the founder announced this on Feb. 27. I think the best thing that happened to NASA was getting these private space companies involved.
According to the article from Space.com, Musk said "This would be a long loop around the moon … It would skim the surface of the moon, go quite a bit further out into deep space and then loop back to Earth,". He went on to say "the moon trip will contribute to SpaceX's ultimate goal of establishing permanent Mars colonies."
*Sources http://www.space.com/35844-elon-musk-spacex-announcement-today.html
Image Credit: SpaceX
what a TRIP! haha
you buying? I'll bring the refreshments!
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thats crazy! lol Good for them!
Will he go himself?
Why the heck shall I travel to the moon? Give me one reasonable answer and I will start immediately to reach that rocky companion.
Apart from the costs and an expectant horrible lack of service during the transfer, there will be a total mess of danger for health and life. Isn't it dangerous enough here on this pinball earth, Mr. Musk? Do you need more to thrill yourself? You are setting up a service for… I don't know how to call the people doing stupid things only because other people can't do them. Have a look around, Mr. Musk. There are a lot of very needed things, have to be done on this planet, before we start to play thrilling games without any significance.
As said in the other posts on the topic, those are exciting times for space exploration :)
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