The first lunar data center will be launched in February

A new round of space race around the world attracted many private companies. They implement various projects from the delivery of goods to the construction of objects on the moon. And soon the first data center can be earned on the natural satellite of the Earth.

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The first lunar data center called Freedom Data Center is going to launch a company from Florida Lonestar Data Holdings. A compact, but completely efficient object will go to the moon in the Intuitive Machines landing module on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 missiles in February. The company assures that storing data on the moon gives unique advantages. This is unsurpassed physical safety, protection against natural disasters, cyberosis and geopolitical conflicts that can pose a threat to data on Earth. A small object in solar energy is much less harmful to ecology than energy -intensive earth data centers; The moon also provides natural cooling for solid -state drives.

Lonestar has secured several high-profile clients for its lunar platform. These included the authorities of the state of Florida and the Isle of Man, the artificial intelligence company Valkyrie and the pop-rock band Imagine Dragons. Lonestar has been developing the project for many years, and in 2021 successfully tested data storage on the ISS. But putting a data center on the lunar surface presents a more complex technical challenge: problems can arise due to harsh conditions, maintenance difficulties and astronomical costs; There are also inevitable risks associated with launching an object into space. If something goes wrong, the operator will have no way to restore the equipment. Therefore, a backup copy of information from the lunar data center will be stored on Earth at Flexential’s facility in Tampa, Florida.

The company has not yet published specific operational data and equipment characteristics; It is also unknown how she is going to provide a connection between lunar and ground objects. The lunar data center plans to build a Lumen Orbit Startup, which recently attracted $ 11 million investments in an estimate of $ 40 million.