CEO Voyager Technologies predicts people will be living on the Moon by 2030

Published: 2026-04-26 12:01:08 ET VOYG

Published on 04/26/2026 at 12:01 pm EDT

Key takeaways

A space technology CEO predicts that within the next decade people will be living and working on the Moon. Dylan Taylor, chairman and CEO of Voyager Technologies, foresees that by the late 2020s inflatable habitats with life-support systems will have been set up. He believes that by the mid-2030s the lights of lunar bases could be visible from Earth.

Lunar economy

This optimism is being fuelled by the rapidly growing “lunar economy”, with companies such as SpaceX aiming to build self-sustaining cities on the Moon within ten years. Blue Origin has shifted its focus from suborbital tourism to establishing a permanent presence on the Moon.

The space sector is experiencing significant growth, driven in part by expected increases in government funding. Taylor notes that the US government’s commitment to investing in defence spending, and the ambitious budgets requested by the Air Force and the Space Force, point to strong support for space exploration and development.

Key players in a growing sector

Voyager Technologies, known for the Starlab project that is intended to replace the International Space Station (ISS), is a key player in this growing sector. Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau underlined the inspirational nature of recent lunar missions such as Artemis II during CONVERGE LIVE, highlighting the first Canadian astronaut to orbit the Moon.

Space infrastructure is becoming increasingly important, with telecommunications satellites and low Earth orbits attracting billions of dollars in investment. Taylor expects that within five years data centres will be operating in space, although technical challenges such as heat dissipation still need to be addressed. (jv)

Follow Business AM on Google News as well

Want access to all articles? Take advantage of our limited-time offer and subscribe here!