SpaceX is on the verge of announcing the name of person who would be the first private passenger on a trip around the moon. The identity of the traveller will be revealed at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, during an event Monday evening. Musk said two people who know each other approached the company about a weeklong flight to the moon and back. The new SpaceX strategy is to still fly around the moon without landing, but use an even bigger rocket still in development that has its own dedicated passenger ship. On its website, SpaceX is touting the "first passenger on lunar BFR mission," implying there will be more moon trips.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2018 16:53 UTC