In the News: SpaceX says it is going to the Moon in 2018

"SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the Moon next year." The company is run by billionaire Elon Musk.

Is he actually? 

I'm a big fan of Elon Musk, and we need somebody with his entrepreneurial spirit, if we wish to explore further.

The 2 people, are they landing or is it just a fly-by? 

It was my fat-fingered android device typo. Thanks for catching it.

byronnottingham wrote:

It's Elon. Would like to share a beer or two with that man, someday.

But, Lover, you have taken me to the moon and beyond! Just saying ;^)

kaynight wrote:

They will be the first then.

Is he German? or on the search to Helium3? And more over... which side of the Moon.....?

This is a good thing.

im surprised its been so long since manned flights to the moon have happened , growing up it was a regular thing on telly , it spoke to that human part we all share the desire to explore

think the money could be better used as Earth still sees the majority in poverty but

"we all live in the gutter , some of us choose to look at the stars "

Actually only to Luna orbit. STILL that is impressive for a two year standing start and just underlines the sorry state NASA has degenerated to over the past 40 years.

has it been so long , was apollo 14 the last manned space flight by nasa ?

no apollo 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17

theres many who think nasa has lied all along , but besides the cash incentive , where is the incentive not to travel to space /

im all for the information age that the internet has bought about but im wary of everything i see online

You're all wrong. There is no moon.

As well all know, the earth, the universe and all of creation is flat and 2D.

No room for a so-called moon floating off in some magical 3D space.

been there. done that.

I think they will have to do some serious updating to their GPS navigation systems before they relaunch another space trip )

Of course sending people to space is more eye catching, but hats off to so many successful non-tripulated missions across the whole Solar System and beyond.

     Jamie, I don't think they will actually LAND on the moon, but they will fly around it.

id demand they land for that price , dont want the space tourist to return wearing a

"i went into space but only got a lousy space x t shirt "

tee shirt

WHO is doing the flying?

IM curious as to whether someone will be piloting it, completely automanous :-) or what?

NSA will keep them away from the backside of the moon, hence no moonflight at all. Quite an exhausting job all the decades to hide the things on moons backside for the majority of the mankind. So they won't accept some newcomer to unveil this after such a long time.

No, No