Bosses of Galactic Resource Utilization Space are planning to build luxury accommodation on the lunar surface and have already started taking bookings
It may seem a fair way to go to play a round but tourism chiefs plan to build a golf resort on the Moon.
Bosses of Galactic Resource Utilization Space plan to put luxury accommodation on the lunar surface allowing paying guests to stay within the next decade. And they are planning to offer guests an out-of-this-world round of golf at a pretty stratospheric fee – up to £7.3m-a-round.
The US company plans to build the accommodation on Earth and transport it to the Moon using a heavy lander. Each unit would be designed to host up to four people for multi-day stays.
The company’s website states: “Designed to operate for 10 years the hotel offers views of the lunar landscape and Earth, along with envisioned experiences such as surface experiences including Moonwalks, driving, golfing and other activities.”
Company bosses admit the concept remains ‘firmly in the planning stage’ but they have already started taking bookings. Guests are required to place a £730,000 deposit. The final price of the trip has not yet been confirmed but it could exceed £7.3m per guest.
Securing a place involves more than financial commitment. Applicants must submit personal details and, if selected, will be invited to take part in a private auction. Company bosses say invitations will be ‘tied to specific mission roles and lunar stays’ – suggesting demand may outstrip availability.
The company said: “Humans cannot expand beyond Earth until we solve habitation on the Moon. When we solve off-world habitation, this is the ‘Promethean moment’ that will enable billions of human lives to be born on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.”
Guests will not be the first to play golf on the Moon.
On February 6 1971 – during the Apollo 14 mission – astronaut Alan Shepard achieved that honour. Using a makeshift 6-iron attached to a sample handler Shepard – whose swing was restricted by his spacesuit – managed to hit two balls one-handed.
Despite joking they went ‘miles’ analysis showed they travelled roughly 40 yards. He left two golf balls on the Moon.
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