Lonestar Data Holdings
Pioneering Lunar Data Storage in the Commercial Space Economy
Company Foundation and Strategic Vision
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. was founded in August 2021 by Christopher Stott, who serves as Founder, Chair, and CEO. Stott brings over 25 years of experience in the space, satellite, and telecommunications industries, according to his LinkedIn profile and company information.
The company positions itself as a data center infrastructure and data embassy services company, with its stated mission being "Resiliency as a Service" (RaaS) for data storage. According to Lonestar's website, the company's strategic vision involves creating "Sovereign Data Embassies" that back up terrestrial data centers through a space-based data storage and communications network targeting the Moon and cislunar space.
According to the company's materials, humanity creates over 402 quintillion bytes of new data daily, with this rate doubling every few months. The company references the historical destruction of the Library of Alexandria as a precedent for the importance of protecting valuable data from catastrophic loss.
Market Position and Competitive Dynamics
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