“The matter concerns a trip around the Moon. I think that by 2021-2022 RKK Energia will be first to provide this service in the international market”, — he said. Answering the question of when the first tourist flight around the Earth’s satellite can take place, Vladimir Solntsev said: “The flight around the Moon by space tourists might take place in 5-6 years after the conclusion of a contract. Conditions are currently being discussed with potential candidates.”
According to him, to realize the project, it is necessary to conduct two consecutive launches.