Announcement: Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Bring Decentralized Storage to Space
Channel: Filecoin Foundation
Date: 2022-05-23

Filecoin Foundation (FF) and Lockheed Martin are working together to develop a program for deploying the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) in space. 

The space economy is rapidly emerging, and space-based services are increasingly used for everything from communication to GPS to environmental monitoring. As more tools are put into orbit, and as private space development and exploration continues, building out communications infrastructure in space is key to ensuring the space economy can thrive. This collaboration is the next step in establishing critical infrastructure that will transform how we share and access data in space. 

“Soon, space will no longer just be a destination. It will be home to the new space economy, independent of Earth,” said Joe Landon, vice president of advanced programs development, Lockheed Martin. “The work we’re doing with Filecoin reinforces an investment in building space infrastructure. We need to develop the technology to support a long-term presence in space.”