SpaceX plans to livestream moon mission in VR

SpaceX

• SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company’s manned
  mission to the moon planned for 2023 will be livestreamed in
  real time, in virtual reality. 
• “It’ll feel like you’re there in real-time minus
  a few seconds for speed of light,” Musk said.
• 
  Musk also anticipates SpaceX’s Starlink satellite
  system to be operational by then, which he said will aid in the
  broadcast.
  

If you didn’t make the cut as one of the
eight artists chosen to ride in SpaceX’s 2023 mission around the
moon, you might be in luck. 

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company plans to livestream
the mission in real time, in high-definition virtual reality.
“It’ll feel like you’re there in real-time minus a few seconds
for speed of light,” he said. 

He added that he anticipates
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system to be operational by
then, which he said should aid in the broadcast, particularly
when the moon is between the Earth and the spaceship. 

The tweet about the moon came as Musk faced new problems for
another tweet. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the Department
of Justice had
opened a criminal investigation related to Musk’s August
tweet announcing he had “funding secured” to take his
electric car company Tesla private. The comment caused Tesla’s
stock to soar, and Musk said Tesla would remain public a few days
later.

The mission, currently planned for 2023, will take place on
Tesla’s Big Falcon Rocket. A
Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire named Yusaku Maezawa
purchased all the available seats for the flight, and he
plans to choose six to eight artists to join him on the mission.
The rocket won’t land on the surface of the moon, but will
instead orbit around it.