Humans have not set foot on the Moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972, capping an era of US national pride
Who will be flying and why will be known on September 17
The reason of building the rocket at the port and not at the company's inland headquarters in Hawthorne, California, is due to the size of BFR
The maiden flight of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's bigger and more powerful rocket that will let it compete for heavier U.S. military payloads, is slated for January
Musk said his firm had started building the system, with the construction of the first ship to start in six to nine months
No details were made public about the payload, known only as NROL-76
Boosters typically are discarded following liftoff, sinking into the Atlantic
Currently, millions of dollars worth of rocket parts are jettisoned after each launch
SpaceX said it will not land Falcon 9's first stage after launch due to mission requirements
Unlike during the Cold War, the competition now is between start-up firms
The company is aiming to launch this moon mission in late 2018
SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year
SpaceX and Boeing are scheduled to begin flying crew to the station by the end of 2018
This is SpaceX's first launch from Florida since a rocket explosion last summer
The launch was called off with just 13 seconds left in the countdown
This is SpaceX's first launch from Florida since a rocket explosion September 1
SpaceX CRS-10 mission will deliver advanced space research to improve disease-fighting drugs
A similar unmanned rocket exploded last September in Florida
The Falcon rocket was to have launched a communications satellite for a Facebook-Eutelsat JV
The launch hinges on approval by the Federal Aviation Administration