33: SpaceX Lunar Mission (Grey Dragon)

On February 27th, SpaceX announced that it will launch two private citizens on a flight around the moon by the end of 2018. SPEXcast sits down to discuss the technical and political challenges of such a mission. We also discuss the Blue Moon whitepaper by Blue Origin for an unmanned cargo lander on the moon. We wrap all this up by comparing these private space efforts with the current progress of NASA's own missions into cislunar space.