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Founded by a 21-Year-Old Entrepreneur, GRU Space Announces Plans to Build the First Lunar Hotel by 2032, with Construction Expected to Start in 2029, Rooms Above US$ 10 Million, Use of Lunar Soil in Construction, and Pre-Sales Conditionally Subject to Regulatory Approvals
GRU Space, a startup founded by Skylar Chan, 21, plans to inaugurate the world’s first lunar hotel by 2032, with rooms expected to exceed US$ 10 million and initial deposits ranging from US$ 250,000 to US$ 1,000,000, subject to regulatory approval.
Project and Financing Model
The company is already accepting pre-payments from interested high-net-worth individuals. The final price of the rooms has not yet been set, but according to the founder, it will be above US$ 10 million. Deposits range from US$ 250,000 to US$ 1,000,000, depending on the options chosen.
The disclosed schedule anticipates construction to begin in 2029. The plan depends on approvals from regulatory bodies, a condition cited by the company as crucial for proceeding with the project on the announced timeline.
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Construction Strategy in the Lunar Environment
GRU Space states it does not intend to send construction materials and machinery from Earth. The strategy involves using robotic systems to produce durable blocks from lunar soil and assemble them into structures capable of withstanding the Moon’s hostile environment.
According to the company, this approach would reduce the need to transport heavy loads and enable the construction of robust structures directly on-site, a central factor in the hotel construction plan.
Statements from the Founder and Long-Term Vision
In a statement, Skylar Chan emphasized that humanity is at a turning point in becoming interplanetary. He declared that, if successful, billions of human lives could be born on the Moon and Mars, experiencing life in those environments.
This statement reinforces the company’s declared ambition to build what it calls the first permanent structure outside Earth, a central goal presented by the startup.
Skylar Chan’s Trajectory
Chan is not described as a typical founder. Since childhood, he has shown an obsession with space and directed his education toward that field. As a teenager, he trained to be a pilot in the Air Force and participated in the development of a NASA-supported 3D printing experiment.
The experiment was sent into space before his graduation from University of California, Berkeley. Last year, he was accepted into Y Combinator as the youngest solo founder of the accelerator in the space sector, reinforcing the entrepreneur’s atypical profile.
