What once lived firmly in the realm of science fiction is getting a serious commercial push: a hotel on the Moon. California-based space tech startup Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space), backed by Y Combinator and part of Nvidia’s accelerator program, has unveiled bold plans to build the first hotel on the lunar surface, targeting an initial opening by 2032. A Lunar Leap in Space TourismFounded in 2025 by entrepreneur Skyler Chan, GRU Space is positioning itself at the forefront of off-world hospitality and commercial lunar infrastructure. The startup’s mission is ambitious: to construct a lunar hotel that can host multi-day stays for space tourists, complete with life-support systems and panoramic views of both the Moon and Earth. The hotel is planned as an inflatable habitat module initially built on Earth and transported to the lunar surface via a heavy-lift lander. Designed to support up to four guests at a time, this first phase would operate for about a decade and serve as a stepping stone toward larger, more permanent lunar habitation. Roadmap to the MoonGRU Space’s development plan unfolds in several stages:2029: First technology demonstration to validate inflatable habitat deployment and other key systems.2031: Deployment of larger payloads and… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
