Tourists will go to the moon with SpaceXREUTERS/JOE SKIPPER Two people have paid for a private mission around the moon in 2018 with SpaceXSpaceX says two people have paid for a private mission around the moon in 2018. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the mission would take approximately a week. The Hawthorne space company said in a statement that the two individuals have "already paid a significant deposit" to do a moon mission. READ MORE:* SpaceX says it has found cause of rocket explosion* Blast at SpaceX rocket launch pad at Cape Canaveral* Elon Musk outlines plans to put humans on Mars"This will be a private mission to a paying customer," said company Chief Executive Elon Musk. SpaceX said the people paid "a significant amount of money" for the moon trip.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2017 21:39 UTC