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First tourist trip around the moon to take place in 2018
SpaceX has announced it plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year.
Two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the moon next year in what would mark the furthest humans have ever traveled to deep space, according to the US tech company.
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“We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year,” said a statement by the founder and chief executive officer of the company, Elon Musk, on Monday.
“This presents an opportunity for humans to return to deep space for the first time in 45 years, and they will travel faster and further into the solar system than any before them.”
The tourists, who were not named, “have already paid a significant deposit”, Musk’s statement added without specifying the amount.
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