ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It looks like Earth’s natural satellite will be buzzing with a lot of commercial activities in the coming years. Interestingly, the Moon may soon become home to a cutting-edge data center – thanks to a Florida-based startup Lonestar Data Holdings, Mrigakshi Dixit writes for Interesting Engineering. Continue reading original article.
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24 January 2025 - Space startup Lonestar plans to launch a fully assembled, solar-powered data center named Freedom next month aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, integrated with Intuitive Machines' moon lander, Athena.
Customers include the State of Florida, the Isle of Man government, AI firm Valkyrie, and pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The company will also rely on ground-based backup from Flexential's Tampa, Fla. facility.
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