Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)
Moon Hotel -> The Intergalactic Construction Company of Earth
About Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)
Where is Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) headquartered?
Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
What does Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) do?
Moon Hotel -> The Intergalactic Construction Company of Earth
What's Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)'s solution?
Building the first hotel on the Moon through a phased mission plan: an initial lunar systems test, a shielded cave-based inflatable habitat, a four-guest inflatable hotel targeted for 2032, and later expansion using lunar regolith construction (ISRU) to grow toward a permanent lunar presence.
What makes Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) different?
Plans to site the base in a lunar pit chosen for natural radiation and temperature shielding, is already taking $250,000 reservations toward $1 million in lunar hotel bookings, and is led by a team including a Berkeley EECS grad who built vehicle software at Tesla and a NASA-funded 3D printer launched into space, plus a planetary scientist described as a world expert in lunar and martian regolith.
What makes Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) notable?
Founded by Skyler Chan, who graduated early from UC Berkeley's EECS program at 22 to start the company; Dezeen reported it is backed by investors who also backed SpaceX.
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