Phison Electronics has partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. to support this week's successful lunar mission launch, Lonestar's Freedom Mission. The
Freedom payload utilizes SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is set to reach the lunar
surface on March 4th, commencing a new journey as Earth's ultimate data
processing, backup, and recovery solution to store mission-critical knowledge
for humanity.
"This
technology partnership allows us to ensure Phison's promise of data integrity
and seamless performance beyond Earth's boundaries. We look forward to building
upon today's act of human ingenuity to support projects that embody resilience
and innovation in the face of uncharted challenges."
The novel
ability to safeguard data on the Moon continues to spike interest for global
governments, NGOs and enterprises as it provides an additional layer of
fortitude against natural disasters and unpredictable impacts to crucial data.
With a shared vision of unparalleled resiliency in data storage, Phison and
Lonestar collaborated to ensure the Freedom mission moves beyond technical
innovation alone to unlock the future of interplanetary operations. The
strategic mix of Freedom's 3D-printed exterior, provided to Lonestar by SpaceBilt and designed by visionary
architects Bjarke Ingels and Martin Voelkle of BIG, alongside the Phison Pascari portfolio's durability in extreme
conditions proves optimal for the unforgiving environment in space. With unique
solar-power sourcing and natural cooling capabilities, Freedom's
state-of-the-art lunar data center design is poised to maintain peak
operational performance with minimal resource dependency.
Leading up to
today's launch, Phison worked closely beside Lonestar to provide a Pascari
enterprise-grade storage solution pressure-tested to withstand cosmic
radiation, harsh temperature variation, vibrations and disturbances from lunar
launches and landings. The result is a feat of engineering: storage built for
long-term durability and capable of handling the massive read/write cycles
needed for Freedom's intensive edge computing tasks. Once established, Freedom
will provide premium, high-performance Resiliency Disaster Recovery and
advanced edge processing services to NGOs, government and enterprise customers.
"When
considering the required storage components for this massive undertaking,
Phison was a natural choice for us at Lonestar," said Christopher Stott,
Founder and CEO, Lonestar. "Today's Freedom mission is just the beginning of a
petabyte-level, long-term mission and we strategically selected a partner who
could scale alongside us even in the harshest environmental conditions. Freedom
now serves as a proof of concept for robust, space-ready SSD technology, paving
the way for next-generation applications in lunar and interstellar missions."
"At Phison, we
are honored to be the trusted storage solution provider for Lonestar's mission
to pioneer and enable applications that set a benchmark for the future of space
exploration," said Michael Wu, GM and President, Phison US. "This technology
partnership allows us to ensure Phison's promise of data integrity and seamless
performance beyond Earth's boundaries. We look forward to building upon today's
act of human ingenuity to support projects that embody resilience and
innovation in the face of uncharted challenges."