TechFlow news, according to Science Focus, data breaches have increased this year, posing threats to Earth, prompting some to seek safety in space. Scientists plan to send data payloads to the Moon within the next year to test the feasibility of backup storage—a part of NASA's Artemis program.
Partners include Florida-based startup Lonestar and the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency. They aim to use blockchain technology to secure data and verify the authenticity of archived information—marking the first-ever application of blockchain on the Moon.
The test mission will launch from the United States in February 2024. After landing, data will be digitized and transmitted back to Earth, where it will be assembled onto a blockchain to verify its authenticity. The Isle of Man Post Office will contribute commemorative stamps featuring the next astronaut to land on the Moon as test data.
The mission's goal is to safeguard humanity’s most important discoveries and creations in case Earth becomes uninhabitable.
