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2 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
SpaceX plans to launch a crew of only private astronauts into orbit — the world’s first such mission.

Two of the seats on the flight will be offered as prizes. @smasunaga reports: latimes.com/business/story…
How to win a seat?

People who donate at least $10 to St. Jude this month will be entered in a sweepstakes for one of the seats.

Entrepreneurs who create an online store through Shift4Shop and post about it on social media will compete for the other. latimes.com/business/story…
As SpaceX began work on its Starship Mars spacecraft, it developed strong interest in paying for that project by offering space tourism.

It already has competition in that sphere: Multiple companies have begun accepting down payments for tourist flights. latimes.com/business/story…
SpaceX is set to launch a separate mission of all-private astronauts to the space station as early as next year.

The company also intends to fly billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon in 2023.

@smasunaga reports: latimes.com/business/story…

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