So everyone knows about Elon Musk and his Space X program. It’s one of the more controversial things going on in IT support today. But now, they stepped it up. Space X plans to take civilian to the moon.
Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire from Japan, will be the first civilian man to go in space. Also, he’ll riding in the Space X’s Big Falcon Rocket. He could fly as early as 2023. This would be a tremendous feat, if Musk and Maezawa can pull it off. Because only 24 people have even been to the moon since 1972. And no non-NASA person has ever been to the moon.
As you can imagine, Zaezawa is very excited. In fact, he says going to the moon is his lifelong dream. However, this isn’t going to be a cheap flight. This project will cost $5 billion…with a B! They won’t share how much Maezawa and Musk will share. They’re still building the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket). They hope to complete building it sometime in 2020. But here is what is interesting. They say this BFR can hold at least 100 people. Maezawa says he wants to take seven or eight different artist with him. So if they go with him, then how much are they going to put up?
This is how Space X plans to take civilian to the moon. But? you know, I know, and everyone in computer repair know it won’t stop at this. Because Musk says he wants to build colonies on the moon and on Mars. He fears that great evils are overtaking this world, like climate change, nuclear war and AI/robot technology. From what I’m seeing on the news, and with my own two eyes, he might be right. I give Maezawa tons of credit for his bravery and willingness to be the first. Somebody has to. Would you fly to the moon as a civilian?