Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a sleek data storage device for storing disaster recovery data, part of a lunar mission launched recently. Commissioned by Lonestar Data Holdings, this 8-terabyte solar-powered device is attached to a lunar lander called Athena, developed by Intuitive Machines. The aim is to establish a foundation for lunar infrastructure, with the device's design creating shadows of notable NASA astronauts. This mission is a step toward sustainable lunar presence, aligning with NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
As we prepare to return to the moon to stay, it is important that everything we do these coming years of lunar settlement is done with intention and care. We are laying the cornerstones of the lunar society we are about to establish.
This new mission, IM-2, launched February 26 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk-owned SpaceX.
The data storage device is attached to the side of Athena, a lander developed by Houston startup Intuitive Machines (IM), through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
The solar-powered 8-terabyte data storage device is tacked onto the side of the lunar lander now making its way to the moon.
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