Elon Musk's company SpaceX has unveiled the first private passenger it plans to fly around the Moon.
Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, 42, announced: "I choose to go to the Moon."
The mission is planned for 2023, and would be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972.
But it is reliant on a rocket that has not been built yet, and Mr Musk cautioned: "It's not 100% certain we can bring this to flight."
The announcement was made at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Tuesday.
Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, 42, announced: "I choose to go to the Moon."
The mission is planned for 2023, and would be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972.
But it is reliant on a rocket that has not been built yet, and Mr Musk cautioned: "It's not 100% certain we can bring this to flight."
The announcement was made at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Tuesday.
A small step for man, one giant leap for Musk.
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