Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 18 Sep 2018

1. Musk names first tourist for trip to Moon

Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa will be the first tourist to voyage around the Moon, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed. Billionaire Maezawa, 42, is expected to lift off in the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) in 2023. He says he will invite up to eight artists from across the world to join him on the fly-past and then make art inspired by the trip.

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