Golden Spike Company plans on a monn mission within a decade

[Echnaton]

From Ars Technica

Space exploration aficionados, already a bit worn after all the activity this year, have just been delivered another piece of news. The mysterious Golden Spike Company went public today with the announcement of plans to offer human expeditions to the Moon's surface.

While the company has gained some plausibility through its board of directors and industrial partners, the lack general lack of information on details and funding seem to make hopeful skepticism the best approach to this project. 

But on the bright side maybe we can now give BS and the Australian Kid those one way trips we have all hoped they would take.   Assuming they have any relevance remaining by the time Golden Spike gets into service.

[BazBear]

I don't think those buffoons deserve a trip to the moon; better to send them to what the typo in your thread title says, Echnaton, the monn, and yes, a one way trip. 

[Glom]

Virgin Galactic is 5 years overdue so I would say the punctuality of these claims makes British Rail look good.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

I like the top rated comment:

Give me a few months, and I think I can buy one of these tickets. Of course, they must be willing to bill $1000 to 1.5 million separate credit cards.

That's exactly what I had in mind.

I'll believe this when I see it. Call me skeptical.

[cjameshuff]

It actually makes rather more sense than a lot of the other "space tourist" schemes. It's not just a few minutes of freefall, it's delivery of personnel to the lunar surface, something of far more value than a thrill ride. Don't think of it as a moon vacation for rich people, think of it as a lunar space program for countries that can't afford the cost and risk of developing their own launcher and manned spacecraft and lander.