SpaceX, the space technology and exploration business founded by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to fly a pair of civilians around the moon and back to Earth in 2018, the business announced Monday.
According to Musk, SpaceX was approached by the two men and women who expressed interest in the mission, which is expected to skim the moon and carry them into deep space on the company’s Dragon Capsule and Falcon Heavy rocket just after launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A press release from SpaceX noted that the pair “have currently paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission.” Musk declined to reveal the clients’ identities. The firm mentioned that additional info about the group will be released following approval, overall health and fitness tests.
SpaceX is preparing to send an unmanned Dragon craft to the International Space Station later in the year prior to launching a manned mission in 2018. The corporation has contracted by NASA to continue missions to the space station at a rate of four per year.
The trip around the moon is scheduled to take location soon after SpaceX has completed thriving manned missions for NASA.
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ABC’s Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.
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