{"id":18361,"date":"2018-09-18T21:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-round-the-moon-trip-could-have-vr-space-bar-and-in-flight-entertainment\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T21:37:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:37:35","slug":"spacexs-round-the-moon-trip-could-have-vr-space-bar-and-in-flight-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-round-the-moon-trip-could-have-vr-space-bar-and-in-flight-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s round-the-moon trip could have VR, \u2018Space Bar\u2019 and in-flight entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artist\u2019s conception shows a violinist performing in zero-G during a voyage in SpaceX\u2019s BFR spaceship. (SpaceX via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the plan to send Yusaku Maezawa and roughly half a dozen artists around the moon, but folks are already nominating themselves (and others) for a free trip.<\/p>\n

Maezawa is paying an undisclosed but reportedly substantial amount for the journey on SpaceX\u2019s yet-to-be-built BFR spaceship, and there are scads of details to be worked out before the launch date, which is currently set for 2023.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets today, Musk promised that the mission would be live-streamed in high-definition virtual reality, with the broadcast potentially facilitated by SpaceX\u2019s yet-to-be-deployed Starlink satellite internet constellation. There could also be an onboard watering hole called the \u201cSpace Bar,\u201d and the artists on the flight would be permitted (but not obliged) to perform in zero-G.<\/p>\n

Musk promised to take questions during a Reddit \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d chat that\u2019s yet to be scheduled. \u201cLove Reddit,\u201d he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting questions has to do with who will be selected for Maezawa\u2019s Willy Wonka-style golden tickets. Seattle cartoonist Matthew Inman, creator of \u201cThe Oatmeal\u201d comic franchise and co-creator of the Exploding Kittens card game, put in a bid and got a smiley face from Musk:<\/p>\n