In this episode of Orbital News, we review the recent (Sept 17, 2018) SpaceX announcement of the first person and to purchase a BFR orbital trip around the Moon. We’ll overview some key aspects of the mission, including a project called #dearMoon.

SOURCES: https://dearmoon.earth/

#dearMoon video: https://youtu.be/x_TpmSram2g

Full SpaceX Webcast announcement: https://youtu.be/zu7WJD8vpAQ

For more on the BFR, #dearMoon, and making life interplanetary: https://www.spacex.com/mars

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