On Monday, SpaceX announced that it will fly 2 people to the moon next year. This will be the first mission since the Apollo missions at NASA nearly a half a century ago. CEO Elon Musk made the announcement just a week after having launched his first rocket from NASA's legendary moon pad. Before Musk sends two people to the moon, he already plans on launching two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in 2018. This new mission to send paid travelers to the moon adds another ambitious year for SpaceX to look ahead to.

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