Elon Musk's rocket company said the two have paid a “significant deposit” for the mission, which is contingent on their passing health and fitness tests. The flight would last about a week and would use a new Dragon crew capsule the company is developing to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station, as well as a larger rocket called the Falcon Heavy, built with private money.
   
 
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SpaceX says it will fly two private citizens around the moon next year, traveling deeper into space than any human previously has
Elon Musk's rocket company said the two have paid a “significant deposit” for the mission, which is contingent on their passing health and fitness tests. The flight would last about a week and would use a new Dragon crew capsule the company is developing to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station, as well as a larger rocket called the Falcon Heavy, built with private money.
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