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Holidays on the moon will be possible in a DECADE - but a ticket will cost you £8000
The Daily Mirror ^ | December 5, 2016 | Jeff Parsons

Posted on 12/05/2016 6:38:27 AM PST by monkapotamus

Moon Express is a private company that wants to start offering trips to the moon for £8,000 a ticket.

The company was founded in 2010 by billionaire entrepreneur Naveen Jain and is planning to launch its first unmanned orbital mission next year.

Eventually, it hopes to be sending people to the moon by 2026. So far, Moon Express is the only private company to be granted permission (under US law) to leave Earth and land on the moon. It was given the go-ahead by the US Federal Aviation Administration in August in a move that could open up the space race to new levels.

Moon Express says it will team up with another private company, Elon Musk's SpaceX, to send people there.

"It's very complimentary as a matter of fact…Elon will build the rocket and we do the rover," Jain said...

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


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To: I want the USA back

Lower costs than the dole. The new Australia for those persistent problems. . .


41 posted on 12/05/2016 8:21:22 AM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Rebelbase

Sounds great. How much is the return trip?


42 posted on 12/05/2016 8:21:58 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: monkapotamus

Will Moon Express have a frequent flyer program? Those are some serious miles.


43 posted on 12/05/2016 8:23:36 AM PST by Fair Paul
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To: TheNext

I came up with $1,283,422.52.

That’s quite a loss leader. (I’m sure we could raise enough to cover the full cost for Jill Stein. Or maybe 6/7ths of the cost.)


44 posted on 12/05/2016 8:46:08 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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