SpaceX will be sent to the moon with two people.
Thrill seekers paid the American company SpaceX, to take a trip around the moon next year.
CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk announced on Monday afternoon that space tourists have already placed a substantial Deposit for the trip. Travelers will undergo fitness tests and will start training this year.
"How astronauts "Apollo", these people will travel into space, carrying the hopes and dreams of all of humanity, driven by the universal human spirit of exploration," SpaceX said in his blog. For takeoff, SpaceX will use the same launch pad near Cape Canaveral, Florida, which was used for the Apollo missions programs. No one went past earth orbit since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
The company does not expect that this will be a one-time mission. SpaceX says that other people have expressed great interest in the trip. The names of the first two travelers were not announced. They are probably paying millions for adventure.
For comparison, earlier space tourists have paid the Russian government $ 20 million for a trip to the International space station. NASA paid the Russians $80 million per seat to send astronauts to the space station. SpaceX has not revealed the price by about week trip.
SpaceX puts the timeline for a mission that will rely on missiles and space equipment, which had not yet flown. Rocket, the Falcon Heavy is expected to make test flight this summer. And the crew of the ship Dragon, which will fly 2 tourists, will complete a demonstration mission later this year.
"Next year will be a big year for transporting people to the space station, and hopefully beyond," said Musk in a conference call with reporters.
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