SpaceX wants to send two rich people to the moon by 2018
SpaceX is already on track to make history by becoming the first private company to carry astronauts to the International Space Station in 2018. As if that wasn't ambitious enough, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday that the company is planning to send two private citizens into orbit around the moon a mere six months after carrying its first crew to the ISS.
"I think this should be a really exciting mission that gets the world excited about sending people into deep space again," Musk said in a teleconference.
The mission, which would mark humankind's first return to the moon in 45 years, will be funded by two private individuals who approached SpaceX with the proposition. At this point those backers remain anonymous, but Musk said they've placed a significant deposit.
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