Lonestar launched the first data center of the moon!

Increasing energy consumption and the environmental effects of data centers on the ground have made technology companies seek to move these centers to space or moon. Proponents of the idea believe that space data centers can be more secure, use endless solar energy and solve problems such as water consumption, pollution, and dependence on ground infrastructure.

Lonestar plans to deploy a network of satellites at the L1rs L1 point (about 1.5 km from the month) by year to allow for continuous storage and recovery of data from space. Other companies have also been activated: Axiom Space intends to deploy computational modules at its space station, and StarCloud is developing satellites equipped with NVIDIA GPUs for data processing.

Supporters of the idea believe that space data centers can help reduce delay in satellite data processing, increase security against cyber attacks, and reduce dependence on vulnerable fiber cables on Earth. However, there are challenges such as resistance to space radiation, large -scale energy supply, and high costs of launch and maintenance.

With the development of space technologies such as the Starship of SpaceX, launch costs are declining, and some experts believe that by year 3, space data centers can compete economically with ground samples. However, some researchers, such as Dominico Viccinosha, warning that the technologies needed to build and maintain these centers in space are not yet ready, and problems such as equipment failure, space waste and solar storms may increase the cost of the project.

However, experts emphasize that even if data centers are not completely transferred to space, the development of digital infrastructure in the moon and the Earth’s orbit will be necessary for future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.