"For the low, low deposit cost of either $250,000 or $1 million, depending on the option selected, you can get in on the inflatable ground floor of GRU's definitely-going-to-happen inflatable Moon hotel, which it said it wants to have deployed by 2032. Don't expect to foot the bill of a private five-day lunar expedition for you and up to three others for the meager deposit cost, though."
""GRU Space rejects the notion that we must wait for external validation or government consensus to build the future," the company says in its whitepaper introduction, echoing a philosophy that's never been problematic in the history of tourist endeavors in hazardous environments. "Instead, we operate on the principle that conviction must bridge the gap between the status quo and the necessary future." As anyone who saw 2001: A Space Odyssey knows, lunar hotels are absolutely a necessary part of the future."
GRU is offering reservations for an inflatable lunar hotel with deposits of $250,000 or $1 million. The company targets deployment of the inflatable hotel by 2032 and plans a 2029 mission to deploy a miniature prototype and a miniature drill. Final pricing for a private five-day lunar expedition for up to four people will likely exceed $10 million. The company's whitepaper rejects waiting for external validation and promotes conviction as the driver of progress. The reservation site and whitepaper contain hyperbolic language and grammatical errors, while the offering reflects further commercialization of extreme experiences.
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