Lonestar Data Holdings has reached a historic milestone with the successful commercial test and operation of its data center en route to the Moon marking a pivotal step in establishing the first-ever commercial lunar data center as a new layer of critical resilient data center infrastructure serving the world.
Since launching on the 26th February, Lonestar’s Freedom data center payload has traveled over 300,000 kilometers and has now entered Lunar Orbit traveling to the Moon on Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lunar Lander. En route to the Moon in CisLunar space , Lonestar’s data center payload successfully completed a series of critical commercial operational tests, proving the viability, functionality, communication, and resilience of its data center technology in space. Notable achievements include:
● Successful test of data storage and Disaster Recovery for its Government and Enterprise customers. Here Lonestar executed file uploads, downloads, data encryption, decryption, authentication, and in-space data manipulation for its customers.
● Lonestar’s payload successfully executed edge processing tasks in space, including data handling for Valkyrie AI, the Exploration Institute, and other key customers.
● Lonestar’s payload successfully demonstrated its in-space endurance with all of its power, temperature, CPU memory, and telemetry readings remaining stable, demonstrating the survivability of Lonestar’s technology in the harsh environment of space at both upper and lower operational limits.
Lonestar’s first commercial lunar data center is designed to provide secure, resilient, and independent storage for mission-critical data beyond Earth. It has now successfully demonstrated this for its key customers.
Next Up: Preparing for Lunar Surface Operations
With its data center successfully proven for in-space functionality, Lonestar is preparing for the next phase of its mission: lunar surface operations. When Athena lands as planned no earlier than March 6, Lonestar’s technology will undergo additional tests on the Moon’s surface, further validating its ability to store and process data in one of the most extreme environments known to humanity.
A Historic Step for Data Storage in Space
“Harnessing space as a resource for business, innovation, and long-term sustainability is key to driving the growth of the new space economy. At Space Florida, we are committed to advancing infrastructure and fostering partnerships that ensure Florida remains the premier hub for interplanetary commerce,” said Rob Long, president and CEO of Space Florida. “Congratulations to our partners at Lonestar on another successful test mission to the Moon.”
“This is our Kitty Hawk moment. This is where the future begins for this new resilient layer of critical global infrastructure serving us all down here on Earth. This is an extraordinary moment for Lonestar and for the future of secure global data storage,” said Chris Stott, CEO of Lonestar Data Holdings. “By proving that our technology can operate in space, we are one step closer to establishing the Lunar L1 Lagrange Point and the Moon as the ultimate off-Earth storage and data resiliency solutions. We are thrilled with the results so far and eagerly anticipate the next phase of this groundbreaking mission.”
Leveraging Earth’s largest satellite, the Moon, and the space around it to ensure secure data storage with, data sovereignty, security, resiliency and redundancy will become increasingly vital. Lonestar is committed to pioneering lunar-based edge computing and storage solutions, ensuring that critical digital assets can be preserved independent of Earth-based infrastructure.
With its successful milestones en route to the Moon, Lonestar is now poised to make history as the first company to operate a commercial data center on the lunar surface.
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