The U.S. had landed on the moon again after 50 years. Kudos to Lonestar Data Holdings, a Maritime and Defense Technology Hub tenant, for being part of this remarkable event.
The Lonestar team successfully transmitted data in-route to the the moon and from the lunar surface from the Intuitive Machines lunar lander.
A great quote that sums this up..."Putting data centers on the moon — yesterday, it was science fiction. Today, it's science fact," Chris Stott, Lonestar Data Holdings.
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Lonestar Data Holdings, based in St. Petersburg, is still going strong after its launch to the Moon in February. Since then, the company has joined a $120 million partnership with Sidus Space and opened a new office in Austin, Texas. Keep following Lonestar’s success as they’ve got big plans in store for 2027.
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