Cork woman who will be the first Irish person to travel into space 'game for an adventure'

With lift-off planned for 2023, Cork-born photographer Rhiannon Adam is preparing to circle the Moon for seven days with seven other creatives in order to develop an art project inspired by the experience.

Rhiannon Adam spent the first seven years of her life just outside the village of Ballinadee, while she describes places like Bandon, Courtmacsherry and Kinsale as her family's "stomping ground". Picture: projectMoon

Cork-born photographer Rhiannon Adam will be the first Irish person to travel into space when she takes one of eight seats on the first civilian trip to the Moon next year.

Onboard Starship, a rocket being developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa (known as MZ), Rhiannon will circle the Moon for seven days with seven other creatives all tasked with developing a unique art project inspired by the experience.