Not since 1972 and the Apollo 17 mission has an astronaut been anywhere close to the moon. Two "private citizens" will get to take a trip around the moon in late 2018, SpaceX announced on Monday. SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN HOW NEWLY-DISCOVERED EXOPLANETS COULD BE HABITABLEBut this moon shot is a newly-announced endeavour. “They have already paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission. The company, founded by Elon Musk, said that it will launch its private moon mission after the missions to the ISS are already established.

Source: Fox News February 27, 2017 22:41 UTC