SpaceX will send four privately-paying space tourists on a Crew Dragon trip around the Earth.
The mission is set to launch between “late-2021 to mid-2022,"
broker Space Adventures said.
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SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell:
“This historic mission will forge a path to making spaceflight possible for all people who dream of it, and we are pleased to work with the Space Adventures’ team on the mission."
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Although the financial terms of the deal between SpaceX and Space Adventures were not disclosed, it's worth remembering that Bigelow Aerospace had a deal with SpaceX last year to fly customers to the space station for ~$52 million per person.
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If all goes well, Virgin Galactic will be putting people in space this year.
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Only sub orbital for five minutes. Not the same league as this by a long way.
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Have you seen the share price? Tesla's fine. All this money goes to the Starship project which will bring space into reach for everyone.
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My first question would be do you think it would be a new crew dragon or a refurbished one?
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Probably refurbished, why waste them?
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I am already in space without spending a penny, my spaceship is called earth-X
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