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You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
“We can’t keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America.”
TL;DR
- GRU Space intends to build increasingly sophisticated habitats on the Moon.
- A hotel inspired by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco is the ultimate goal.
- Deposits of $250,000 to $1 million are being accepted for early lunar missions.
- The company's first mission is planned for 2029, focusing on inflatable structures and Moon bricks.
- The first inflatable hotel is targeted for launch in 2032, accommodating up to four guests.
- Founder Skyler Chan sees space tourism as the key to long-term commercial activity and human expansion.
- GRU Space has received seed funding from Y Combinator.