Fly to the moon

People are going to the moon again. This time it is neither a scientist nor an astronaut. It is Japanese billionaire Yusaku Waezawa. He wants to travel to the moon. He hopes to become the first passenger in space.

Yusaku will start his moon trip in 2023. Yusaku pays lots of money for the trip. He will take a spacecraft to travel around the moon. He won't land. That’s the plan. Yusaku doesn't want to travel alone. He says he will invite six to eight artists with him on the trip.

Word Bank

1. neither … nor 既不…也不

eg. Neither he nor I speak French.

Angela is neither a teacher nor a doctor.

2. astronaut 宇航员

3. billionaire 亿万富翁

millionaire百万富翁

4. passenger 乘客

5. moon trip 登月旅行

6. spacecraft宇宙飞船

7. land v 登陆，着陆

n 大陆，陆地

8. invite 邀请

eg I will invite my best friend to my birthday party.

9. six to eight 六到八

six or eight 六或八

10. artist 艺术家

Do you know how long is the trip？

The trip is 386，243 kilometers one way. It will take four or five days.

In human history，only 24 humans flew to the moon and 12 of them landed on the moon.