First lunar hotel planned for 2032, reservations now open
The American startup GRU Space plans to launch the first hotel on the Moon in 2032, capable of accommodating up to four people at a time for multi-day stays. The project involves a deployable inflatable structure transported from Earth, with a more ambitious establishment later built using materials from lunar soil. Launched in January 2026, the project has opened reservations with deposits ranging from $250,000 to $1 million, which do not represent the final price of a stay. Candidates must undergo a selection process. Founded by Skyler Chan, a graduate of electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, GRU Space received seed funding from Y Combinator. Chan previously worked at Tesla and contributed to a NASA-funded 3D printer sent into space. The company aims to use lunar tourism as the primary commercial demand for its future infrastructure, believing that public programs and billionaire-funded ventures alone are insufficient for sustainable economic activity on the Moon. GRU Space plans a first mission in 2029 to test the deployment of a small inflatable structure and the transformation of regolith into bricks. A second mission will test a larger inflatable structure in a lunar cavity, which offers protection against radiation and extreme temperature variations. The first hotel is the next step, with a planned launch in 2032. GRU Space then intends to build a more elaborate version from Moon-produced bricks, inspired by San Francisco's Pa