For the first time ever, a private company has permission to land on the moon.The U.S. government has officially approved the planned 2017 robotic lunar landing of Florida-based Moon Express, which aims to fly commercial missions to Earth's nearest neighbor and help exploit its resources, company representatives announced today (Aug. 3).
Wow, it seems that commercial space travel will be a reality shortly. Have you ever wanted to go to outer space? I know that I want to go there and have a look at the Earth from the moon. And also check for any little green men :)
Image credit: Moon Express
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