Tag: quantum key distribution

Wireless laser communication systems developer Astrolight successfully performed a satellite-to-ground laser communication test using a portable OGS-1 optical ground station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYCWZJBfv8&ab_channel=Astrolight Astrolight, working with the European Space Agency (ESA), established the laser communication link using the OGS-1 optical ground station, located near ESA's...

Speqtre, an innovative secure communications CubeSat, has passed a major milestone in its journey to space. ​The mission, which will demonstrate quantum key distribution (QKD) from space, has passed its critical design review which means that the team can...

After months of constructive negotiations, ESA and EU signed today a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) in a ceremony to celebrate the launch of the new EU space programme. This will mark a fresh start for space activities in...

Delft, March 4, 2021 – ISISPACE has been selected by Science and Technology Facilities Council’s  RAL Space, to provide a 12-Unit CubeSat platform to support the SPEQTRE mission. This project sets out to build and fly a satellite Quantum Key...