Billionaire Elon Musk aspires to bring people back to the Moon by 2018

Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of space industry firm SpaceX, expressed his ambition to bring people back to the Moon in a historic mission in 2018.

Mr. Musk revealed this mission will last a week, probably by the end of 2018.

According to SpaceX, in 2018, the company will launch to the Moon an astronaut with two customers willing to spend money on this special space trip.

If the plan comes true, this will be the first time in 45 years, people will be present in the universe again.

SpaceX promises their mission will go "faster and farther" than any previous cosmic achievement.

Musk said the mission will last a week, taking place in late 2018 and will " glide over the surface of the Moon" and then fly into deep space before returning to Earth. .

The identity of the above special customers and the amount paid for the Moon trip is kept secret by SpaceX.