TAMPA, Fla. - Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. in Tampa, Fla., announced it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Ames Research Center to collaborate on technologies and operational concepts for lunar data storage, off-world computing infrastructure, and next-generation space communications architectures.
The agreement establishes a framework for technical collaboration intended to accelerate development of secure, disaster-resilient data infrastructure beyond Earth for future commercial, civil, and scientific space missions. Initial efforts are expected to focus on evaluating concepts for lunar-edge data infrastructure supporting long-duration lunar and cislunar operations.
Steve Eisele, chief executive officer of Lonestar Data Holdings, said the agreement marks an important step in the company’s efforts to develop resilient space-based digital infrastructure.
"As humanity expands beyond Earth, trusted data resilience and secure digital infrastructure will become as essential as power and communications," Eisele said. "We are proud to collaborate with NASA Ames in support of technologies that can help enable the next era of lunar and cislunar operations."
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NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., has long supported research in autonomous systems, spaceflight technologies, and exploration capabilities tied to NASA missions and commercial space initiatives.
Lonestar is developing lunar data centers intended to provide sovereign, secure, and independently recoverable storage for governments, enterprises, and mission-critical applications. The company says its long-term strategy is to position the Moon and Earth orbit as resilient locations for disaster recovery and protected data storage infrastructure.
The announcement follows Lonestar’s Freedom mission in 2025, during which the company demonstrated lunar-edge data operations as part of ongoing development efforts for future orbital and lunar data storage missions.
Space Act Agreements are authorized under the National Aeronautics and Space Act and are used by NASA to collaborate with industry, academic institutions, and other organizations on projects supporting U.S. space exploration and technology development objectives.
