The 82-year-old US entrepreneur announced Wednesday that he and his wife, Akiko, have reserved two seats in a future lunar orbit with high-tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX.
There are still places available
“Since my first flight into space, I have continued to burn for space and the opportunities it offers for all of humanity,” Tito said in a conference call with reporters. Said. “That leads me to this mission.” Tito did not say how much he paid for the space flights. However, there are still ten spaces left.
The trained aerospace engineer and later the financial investor became the first space tourist to fly into space in 2001. A Russian Soyuz capsule brought Tito to the International Space Station (ISS) for $20 million.
The first Starship rocket is already fully booked
Tito now wants to orbit the moon with SpaceX’s future Starship rocket, which is still in development. But he won’t be the first Starship space tourist. In front of it, a group led by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa orbits the moon. Maezawa has reserved all seats on the “dearMoon” mission. This flight is scheduled for 2023 at the earliest, but likely much later.
(AFP)