CEO Elon Musk says SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket that has not yet flown. Who’s whispering in who’s ear?”[NASA officials discuss Trump's push for first-term moon mission.] A SpaceX mission in 2018 would likely circle the moon before NASA gets another chance. SpaceX’s lunar mission is yet another in a series of grand plans announced by SpaceX. Along with Boeing, SpaceX has a contract to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

Source: Washington Post February 27, 2017 21:40 UTC