The company is still selling rides on the future megarocket even though it hasn't yet sent the spaceship to space. Dennis and Akiko are going to be the first passengers on the second commercial spaceflight. Along with 10 others, the pair will fly aboard the company's spaceship on a trajectory that will take it through cislunar space.
There is no set date for the mission as a fully stacked Starship is yet to leave the ground. The billionaire couple didn't reveal the price, but you can bet it was a small amount.
Dennis Tito, the OG space tourist, made headlines in 2001 when he became the first commercial astronauts to visit the International Space Station, but the U.S. engineer andentrepreneur is looking for another thrill. His wife will be the first woman to fly around the moon on a spaceship. During their one week journey around the moon, the passengers will come to within 124 miles of the lunar surface.
This will be the third mission to go around the moon. The first will be a demonstration mission and the second will be a commercial mission. Eight passengers and either one or two crew members will join Maezawa for the dearMoon mission.
At its Boca Chica launch facility in Texas, the company is working on a new product. A fully stacked Starship, consisting of a first stage booster and a second stage spaceship, is expected to be launched before the end of the year. Dennis Tito, who turned 80 earlier this year, may have a problem with the fact that Starship won't be certified for human spaceflight anytime soon. Dennis and his wife passed their physical and cognitive exams and are good to go at this time. It could be years before the first humans ride on the mega rocket.
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