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Fly me to the Moon? Why the world should be wary of Elon Musk's space race

The first flight is set for 2018, a target so ambitious it verges on the incredible

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Alan Marshall | The Conversation

Want to fly to the moon? Well, now you won’t have to bother with all those years of rigorous astronaut training – all you need is a huge wad of cash. Elon Musk, technopreneur, has built a small spaceship called Dragon and if you slap down enough money – maybe a hundred million dollars or so – he’ll fly you to the Moon.

The first flight is set for 2018, a target so ambitious it verges on the incredible.

Musk’s moonshot plan has been greeted enthusiastically by most space