When you really want to get away from it all, sometimes even a remote island isn\u2019t remote enough.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, if a clutch of sky-high thinking entrepreneurs and designers have their way, we will soon really be able to slip out of this world completely. <\/p>\n
Skyler Chan, the 22-year-old CEO of Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU)<\/a>, recently announced that he\u2019s taking reservations for a hotel he plans to open on the moon within the next 10 years. He\u2019s so confident, he\u2019s asking for refundable deposits ranging from $250,000 to $2 million.<\/p>\n The first iteration of GRU\u2019s hotel on the moon will be inflatable to keep shipping costs under control. GRU Space<\/p>\n For GRU\u2019s more luxurious outpost, Skyler Chan is aiming for a Greco Futurism vibe. GRU Space<\/p>\n \u201cThe moon is just the start; we want to build the first cities on Mars, using the same technology and architecture,\u201d Chan told The Post.<\/p>\n Chan cautioned however, that the getaway spot \u201cwill not be for everybody \u2014 but every technological revolution is met with a lot of pushback.\u201d<\/p>\n Those who are scared, skeptical, poor or fussy can remain on earth.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a very adventurous thing,\u201d Chan said.<\/p>\n Staying on the moon, at least initially, will be far from a cushy night at the Mandarin Oriental. The hotel will have room for just four people and the structure itself will be inflatable \u2014 to cut down the cost of transporting materials from earth.<\/p>\n Rather than room service or a restaurant helmed by a celeb chef, guests will feast on the same utilitarian, freeze-dried grub consumed by astronauts on the International Space Station. (Retired astronaut Clayton \u201cAstroClay<\/a>\u201d Anderson has said it\u2019s best to avoid the tofu teriyaki<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Like founders of many top firms, Skyler Chan developed his startup concept at Y Combinator. Courtesy of GRU<\/p>\n \u201cRoom with a view\u201d means something special when you bed down on the Moon. GRU Space<\/p>\n Space suits and special buggies will be required for getting around and engaging in the activities Chan envisions for his guests. <\/p>\n \u201cI think people will be moon-walking, exploring in ATVs like you would in the desert, hitting golf balls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n But, then again, he added, \u201cI would be happy to just sit there and take in the beauty of the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n Chan imagines guests staying for five nights \u2014 if you\u2019ve gone all that way \u2014 though that won\u2019t even be a full day on the Moon. One lunar day and night is equal to about 29 on earth.<\/p>\n This Lunar Terrain Vehicle has all the high-tech features that a visitor to the moon could desire. Intuitive Machines<\/p>\n He thinks Blue Origin or SpaceX<\/a> will transport people to his hotel.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re betting that the price of launch will continue to fall and that it will fall drastically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Eventually, Chan hopes there will be a bigger, better, posher option. <\/p>\n Just because you are on the moon does not mean that you can\u2019t enjoy touches of luxury. GRU Space<\/p>\n \u201cIn our white paper, the artist\u2019s impression [of our deluxe hotel] is inspired by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco; [it\u2019s] like Greco Futurism,\u201d he said. \u201cWe imagine that thousands of years in the future, people will go to the great hotel on the moon and be, like, \u2018This is the first man-made building here.\u2019 It\u2019s very monumental.\u201d<\/p>\n The young engineer developed the project as part of the start-up accelerator program Y Combinator, where founders of Airbnb and Reddit cut their teeth. It\u2019s a long shot, but he\u2019s devoted to it.<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up wanting to be an astronaut, but then I realized that it would be more meaningful to develop something that would allow everyone to go into space,\u201d he said. \u201cMy life goal is to make humanity interplanetary before I die.\u201d<\/p>\n Axiom\u2019s new space suit offers flexibility and comfort that will make astronauts happy. Kris Kehe @ Axiom Space Inc.<\/p>\n Chan is not the only one shooting for the stars with big plans for putting people into space.<\/p>\n Axiom Space<\/a>, the company founded by billionaire Kam Ghaffarian, 67, expects to have a commercial space station in operation where the International Space Station currently orbits, no earlier than 2028. A representative for Ghaffarian told The Post, \u201cIt will enable the commercialization of space and the development of a global space economy.\u201d<\/p>\n While the spokesperson admits the timeline for something as ambitious as a permanent lunar structure is tight, she pointed out that technology moved quickly in the last century and moves even more quickly now. \u201cIn less than 50 years, we went from the Wright brothers\u2019 first flight, to landing on the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n No doubt, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would agree. He\u2019s planning to put loads of people\u00a0into orbiting space stations. <\/p>\n Jeff Bezos expects to put millions of people into space within the next couple decades. They might live in vessels like this one. 10 News\/YouTube<\/p>\n Orbital Reef promises to be a good place for conducting experiments that would be tricky to do on Earth. Blue Origin\/YouTube<\/p>\n \u201cIn the next couple of decades, I believe there will be millions of people living in space<\/a>,\u201d he told a crowd while making a speech at Italian Tech Week 2025. \u201cThat\u2019s how fast this is going to accelerate.\u201d<\/p>\n