Elon Musk’s SpaceX signs up first tourist to fly around the moon, but details are up in the air
SpaceX says the identity of the astronaut, who will travel on an as-yet-unbuilt Big Falcon Rocket, will be revealed soon
SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space.
“SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle – an important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of travelling to space,” the company said on Twitter.
SpaceX gave no further details, but said more information would follow on Monday, including the identity of the astronaut. The BFR has yet to be finished, although construction is reportedly underway.
This is not the first time the California-based company, headed by Internet entrepreneur and Tesla electric car CEO Elon Musk, has touted plans to send tourists around the moon.
That plan called for them to ride on a Dragon crew vehicle, similar to the cargo ships that SpaceX routinely sends loaded with supplies to the International Space Station.
They would have blasted off aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket.
