In a major advancement for space exploration, Lonestar Data Holdings recently announced the success of its test for the Solar System Internet (SSI) of their ground-breaking Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) which leveraged the edge processing capabilities aboard Lonestar Data Holdings’ data center mission enroute to the Moon which launched to the lunar surface on Intuitive Machines’ second mission to the Moon on their lunar lander, Athena.
The innovative DTN technology, designed to enable reliable communications in challenging space environments where high latency support is a requirement, was successfully tested. The application demonstrated how advanced medical data can be transmitted efficiently across vast distances with high latency, paving the way for enhanced astronaut health monitoring and potential remote medical procedures on future space missions.
By leveraging the edge processing capabilities of Lonestar’s data center, the experiment simulated hypothetical real-time medical data collection and transmission from Cis Lunar space and lunar orbit back to Earth, providing invaluable insights into the capabilities of space-grade network communications.
“We were excited to take part in this historic mission that bridges space exploration with medical technology,” said Vinton Cerf, a founding Board member of the Interplanetary Chapter of the Internet Society that is working on the SSI project. “The DTN test on the Freedom Payload advanced our understanding of interplanetary communication systems but also highlighted the potential for remote healthcare in isolated environments.”
Oscar Garcia, creator of Unified Medical Records for Space Exploration, said, “The innovative and affordable digital health technologies for Earth and space that we have developed, and the advanced space communication systems coupled with the space data centers that Lonestar is pioneering for the Moon and beyond, present a new landscape for secure space healthcare systems, in times where data safety has turned into an essential demand. Our test will allow digital healthcare to be provided for the Moon and Mars in the near future.”
“Delay Tolerant Networks are the future for all digital communications in space,” said Chris Stott, CEO and Founder of Lonestar. “We were honored to be a part of enabling this crucial test for the Solar System Internet team.”
The mission launched February 26th 2025 representing a significant step forward in the operational testing of the Solar System Internet, marking a pivotal moment in the use of space-developed technologies that could benefit Earth-based applications in remote or extreme conditions.
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. – which has a Maritime and Defense HUB in Tampa Bay St. Petersburg area in Central Florida – is pioneering a new class of premium data storage and edge processing services creating a premier data secure network to service terrestrial, space, and lunar based digital infrastructure.