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First Time in 50 Years!

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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