World’s 1st Space Tourist Signs up for Flight Around Moon

Dennis Tito and his wife Akiko at the company’s Starship rocket base near Boca Chica, Texas, on Oct. 10, 2022. SpaceX via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The world’s first space tourist wants to go back—only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship.

For Dennis Tito, 82, it’s a chance to relive the joy of his trip to the International Space Station, now that he’s retired with time on his hands. He isn’t interested in hopping on a 10-minute flight to the edge of space or repeating what he did 21 years ago. “Been there, done that.”