Phison’s 8TB SSD ready for liftoff in 2023 after receiving NASA certification with TRL-6 tests passed
A contractor for Lonestar selected the 8TB SSD, and Skycorp, a space logistics company and Phison Electronics’ partner. Skycorp also holds the rank of partner to Lonestar’s engineering design and manufacturing for the upcoming mission that will launch in the second half of next year. Phison achieved certification for NASA Technology Readiness Level 6, or TRL-6, by completing several corresponding flight and space tests, such as vacuum conditions experienced in space travel and deep cryogenic temperature tests that you would experience on the Moon’s surface. Additionally, Phison had to test their SSD against environmental and stress testing experienced during the SpaceX Falcon 9 flight at Silicon Valley commercial and governmental test facilities. — K.S. Pua, Chief Executive Officer, Phison Lonestar will launch the initial data center to be sent to the Moon as “a payload on Intuitive Machines’ NOVA-C lander under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.” Skycorp will provide advanced RISC-V multi-core chips for space server architectures and Phison’s SSD. Last September, Phison and Skycorp announced the partnership, explaining that the main focus would be on in-space processing and archiving data. — Christopher Stott, Founder and CEO, Lonestar Data Holdings, Inc. Phison has an 8GB uSSD used on the Mars Perseverance Rover and a 4TB SSD on the International Space Station. The SSD is being used for Skycorp’s RISC-V-based computer system. — Dennis Wingo, Chief Executive Officer, Skycorp News Source: Phison Blog
