Private Starship moon mission will help make humanity multiplanetary, SpaceX says
Dennis Tito, the world's first self-funded space tourist, and his wife Akiko pose for a photo at Starbase, SpaceX's Starship test facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The Titos have booked seats on the second Starship circumlunar flight.
"Having a mission like this on our manifest expands what's possible," Aarti Matthews, director of Starship cargo and crew programs at"SpaceX's goal is to. And part of how you do that is thinking through, How do we make spaceflight really accessible to a group of people that haven't traditionally been able to take advantage of that opportunity?" she added.
The Titos see this potential as well, saying they're excited and honored to help usher in a new spaceflight era. "Knowing our mission will be the second Starship commercial mission around the moon, and one of many that can contribute to the development of a deep space program, is exciting,"
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