Today in TechDomino’s plans to open first pizza place on the Moon… someday
What happens when competing pizza chains go all-out in an attempt to outdo each other? Apparently some big, ridiculous promises are made. At least that seems to be the case as the Japanese arms of both Domino's and Pizza Hut face off in the first ever restaurant space race.
It all started back in 2001 when Japan's Pizza Hut chain sent along some pies for the crew of the International Space Station during a routine supply run. It was officially the first pizza delivery in space. More recently, Domino's hired construction firm Maeda Corp to draw up plans for a moon-based Domino's restaurant, and the company is finally ready to show it off. The lunar eatery will cost an estimated $22 billion to complete, and will require 15 rocket trips to deliver supplies to our planetary neighbor's rocky surface.
Staff would be required to live at the restaurant, which might not be such a bad gig considering the company plans to have a huge recreation area inside the complex. Domino's employees would grow everything on-site in state-of-the-art lunar gardens. Customers will be able to chose to come in for a bite to eat, or have their pizza brought to them by spacesuit-clad delivery boys.
Despite the ridiculous nature of these plans, Domino's officials are keeping a straight face. Spokesman Tomohide Matsunaga notes, "In the future, we anticipate there will be many people living on the Moon, astronauts who are working there and, in the future, citizens of the moon." While that may indeed be the case, we're pretty sure there are some logistical problems to work out before the shop opens for business. Not surprisingly, no date has been set for construction of the first-ever diner on the Moon.
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