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SpaceX to fly tourists to the Moon

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Jörg Jelinnek
February 28, 2017

We've been hearing about commercial spaceflight for decades, but until now it's remained a distant dream. Not anymore. SpaceX, a private company that has built a reusable rocket for its delivery systems, announced on Monday that it is sending two tourists on a trip around the moon next year. They're remaining anonymous for now. But if it happens, the trip could usher in a whole new age.

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