SpaceX plans to fly two people around moon in 2018, after training, rocket testing and obtaining permission from FAA

Briefing

SpaceX plans to fly two people around moon in 2018, after training, rocket testing and obtaining permission from FAA

March 10, 2017

Briefing

  • Private Moon Mission – SpaceX plans to send two people on one-week trip around moon in late 2018, traveling 300,000 to 400,000 miles in space
  • Flight Preparations – Passengers, including flight crew, will be trained and take health and fitness tests by late 2017
  • First Lunar Mission in Years – Would be first manned lunar mission in 45 years, since Apollo 13 in 1970, potentially surpassing its 249,000 miles flown
  • Rocket and Capsule – Plans to use Falcon Heavy rocket, which SpaceX is testing in 2017, and Dragon 2 Capsule, which is set for its first manned mission to International Space Station in 2018
  • FAA License Required – Needs license from U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
  • Missed Deadlines – SpaceX had planned its first manned mission by 2014, set target for Mars trip by 2021 (moved to 2024 in 2016), and suffered failed landings and explosion on its Falcon 9 rocket in September 2016

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Organization

SpaceX

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Original Publication Date

February 28, 2017

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