The goal of TUM‘s QUICK³ is to make fast and secure communication possible. The QUICK³ nano satellite will test components for use in future quantum satellite systems. The satellite, developed […]
Quantum Payloads
SpeQtral + Thales Alenia Space launch new quantum comms by satellite experimental phase
SpeQtral and Thales Alenia Space have signed a new collaboration agreement, extending their strategic partnership for the development and demonstration of quantum communications between space and Earth. Quantum information networks […]
HRL Laboratories + Boeing’ key milestone in Quantum Entanglement Swapping satellite mission
HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed construction and technical validation on a quantum communication subassembly for Boeing’s Q4S satellite mission— a first-of-its-kind effort to demonstrate four-photon quantum entanglement swapping in […]
Boeing developing quantum comms tech with in-space test satellite
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has scheduled a 2026 launch of a satellite – dubbed Q4S – which is designed to demo quantum entanglement swapping capabilities on-orbit — this Boeing-funded, first-of-its-kind space […]
Aurora to deliver a Plasma Brake for SpeQtral’s quantum key distribution satellite
Aurora Propulsion Technologies, together with SpeQtral, last month signed a deal for the former to deliver a Plasma Brake for SpeQtral’s next satellite. The Plasma Brake is a deorbiting system […]