SpaceX Announces Plan To Send Private Passenger Around The Moon telegraph.co.uk

Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX annnounced on Thursday that it had signed up the world’s first private passenger for a trip around the moon.

It offered few further details other than to say the customer will fly on its giant Big Falcon Rocket (or Big F***ing Rocket) launch system.

"Find out who's flying and why on Monday, September 17," the company said in a tweet. It also set up a livestream ready for the event.

Mr Musk offered a hint to the identity of the customer, displaying a Japanese flag in a tweet sent in response to speculation that the company founder would be the first passenge