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GRU Space proposes a hotel on the Moon.
Summary
GRU Space has released plans for a lunar hotel covered in bricks made from processed lunar soil, and the company aims to place an initial inflatable module on the Moon (V1) by 2032.
Content
GRU Space, a San Francisco start-up, has published a concept for a hotel on the Moon. The company describes an approach that begins with an inflatable tourism module and later adds a permanent structure clad in bricks made from lunar regolith. Renders show classical architectural elements around a central rotunda and internal inflatable habitation modules. GRU frames the proposal within recent U.S. policy shifts and broader commercial activity in space.
Known details:
- The design includes a central rotunda and oculus with three colonnades leading to smaller structures, according to published renders.
- The exterior is pictured as grey textured bricks said to be made from processed lunar soil covering internal inflatable modules.
- GRU says it will use a proprietary habitation module system and an automated process to transform lunar soil into durable brick structures.
- The company describes an initial inflatable version, V1, that would be constructed on Earth, shipped to the Moon, and targeted for installation by 2032.
- The article says the hotel would host up to 10 guests and would be accessed via commercial flights operated by companies such as Blue Origin and SpaceX.
Summary:
If realised, the project would add a private tourism facility to lunar activity and would rely on in-situ resource use and crewed transport. GRU Space aims to deploy an initial inflated module by 2032, and further development will follow testing and broader industry and policy developments.
