It's long been the stuff of science fiction and a big part of the dreams of scientists in the real world: Humans living on the moon or another planet like Mars.
There are, of course, many difficulties in making that happen. Space travel time, a reliable supply of oxygen, food and water, a way to deal with the effects of low gravity on those used to life on earth, among them.
But these days, with so many of us glued to our phones every waking hour, we imagine most would see a lack of Internet access as the biggest drawback.
That will change if a new startup has it's way.
A company called Aquarian Space aims to bring broadband connectivity from Earth to the moon and Mars. It plans to send up it's first communications system by 2024.
Aquarian aims to offers average speeds of 100 megabits per second. That's a lot faster than most households in the U.S. are used to.
But why now? How will the company make any money. After all, there aren't any people out there yet and won't be for a very long time.
Aquarian's intended market is NASA and the tech sector. Rovers, landers and orbiters. The company predicts by 2030 there will be about 200 such marvels creating "a multibillion dollar economy," it said in a statement, with Mars to follow down the road.
"But this can't happen without solid, reliable Earth-to-moon communications," Aquarian added.
So this is something out of the Wall Street Journal more so than Star Trek. Still, it's amazing when you think about it.
And when humans finally begin living on the moon and Mars they'll feel right at home -- they won't have to look up from their smartphones.