It’s one small announcement for SpaceX, one potentially giant leap for space tourism. On Monday, the Elon Musk-owned space transportation company will announce the identity of a person it says will pay for a trip around the moon on a yet-to-be-developed rocket, according to The Los Angeles Times. SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle—an important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of traveling to space. When one of his followers asked if Musk himself was the mystery passenger, he responded with an emoji of the Japanese flag. 🇯🇵 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 14, 2018

Source: Huffington Post September 14, 2018 20:15 UTC