Amputee athlete Philippe Croizon gives a press conference in Amman, Jordan on June 11, 2012 -

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"Someday we'll fly you aboard Starship."

These are the words of Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla and especially SpaceX, addressed to Philippe Croizon.

The French adventurer asked the American billionaire this Friday if he could one day send him into space, reports BFMTV.

The whimsical boss responded favorably.

Enough to imagine a new challenge for Philippe Croizon.

Amputated arms and legs since 1994, the Frenchman has multiplied his sporting exploits: from crossing the Channel, to the diving record via the Paris-Dakar.

Friends, if I reach 50K followers before Christmas, I call on Elon musk to send me to space.

- Philippe Croizon (@PhilippeCROIZON) November 20, 2020

Exceed 50,000 followers

It all started with a message on Twitter.

Philippe Croizon said that if he exceeded 50,000 followers before Christmas, he would call on Elon Musk to send him to space.

Christmas arrived in a matter of hours.

Now with more than 55,000 fans, Philippe Croizon kept his promise by sending a message to the boss of SpaceX.

“Hello Elon Musk, I am a famous French adventurer with no arms or legs!

Send me into space to show once again that anything is possible, ”the adventurer tweeted.

hello @elonmusk I am a famous French adventurer without arms or legs!

Send me into space to show once again that anything is possible!

@SpaceX pic.twitter.com/NX9Q9ShcUE

- Philippe Croizon (@PhilippeCROIZON) November 20, 2020

A message received five out of five by the entrepreneur.

"One day we will fly you on Starship," replied Elon Musk ("One day we will fly you on Starship").

“We continued to chat a bit in private.

We exchanged our coordinates.

And normally, we must continue this week to discuss a little bit, ”Philippe Croizon told BFMTV.

The departure in space is not for now.

The French would prefer to "let go two or three shuttles" before putting on the outfit.

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