The original plan called for two paying passengers to fly around the moon this year, using a Falcon Heavy rocket and a Dragon crew capsule. The new strategy is still to fly around the moon, but using an even bigger SpaceX rocket still in development that has its own dedicated passenger ship. 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. This lunar mission — a flyby, not a landing — represents "an important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of travelling to space," SpaceX said in a tweet. On its website, SpaceX is touting the "first passenger on lunar BFR mission," implying there will be more.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2018 14:37 UTC