Pre-Booking Is Now Available For a Stay At 'The First Hotel On The Moon'

The California-based business GRU Space intends to provide accommodations in an inflatable moon hotel by 2032.

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A California firm seeks an enterprising traveler to facilitate humanity's next monumental advancement: the establishment of the inaugural hotel on the moon. Galactic Resource Utilisation Space, known as GRU Space, is now accepting reservations for the inaugural lunar resort.

The ambitious initiative, spearheaded by 21-year-old UC Berkeley alumnus Skyler Chan, seeks to convert Earth's only satellite into a resort for affluent explorers desiring—and willing to finance—a genuinely extraordinary experience.

GRU Space is presently soliciting applications accompanied by a non-refundable cost of $1,000, while individuals chosen for the inaugural "space-cations" are required to provide deposits between $250,000 and $1 million. The definitive moon-stay fees have yet to be established; nevertheless, the company's white paper indicates that the overall expense will probably surpass $10 million per individual. “We exist at a pivotal moment where we may achieve interplanetary status before our demise,” Chan stated. “Should we prevail, we will facilitate the birth of billions of human lives on the Moon and Mars.”

The company's action plan centres on "In-Situ Resource Utilisation" (ISRU), a method that converts lunar regolith—the moon's dusty surface layer—into resilient construction materials through a three-phase development process. In 2029, a 22-pound test payload will land on the moon to demonstrate the capability to build "moon bricks" utilising unique geopolymers. By 2031, a further expedition will deploy an expanded inflatable home into a "lunar pit"—a profound cavity or cave—to offer natural protection from radiation and extreme temperature fluctuations. The inaugural official hotel, an Earth-manufactured inflatable module designed to accommodate four guests, is provisionally slated to commence operations in 2032.

The initial version will be a pressurised inflatable module, but the company's long-term development strategy is significantly more lavish. Subsequent iterations of the hotel are conceptualised as inflexible edifices inspired by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The project encounters significant obstacles. The Moon hotel's viability relies on heavy-lift vehicles such as SpaceX's Starship, which have not yet conducted routine crewed lunar landings. There are essentially no international regulations concerning property rights and permanent constructions on the moon.

“It is a substantial wager,” Chan conceded. “We will not embellish the truth.” However, if we succeed, this will clearly be the most consequential event in human history. According to GRU Space’s white paper, “The next trillion-dollar enterprise will not be developing an AI agent; it will be constructing the inaugural cities on the Moon and Mars, facilitating the birth of billions of human lives.”