ESA Awards €50 Million ($58.6 Million USD) Contract to Thales Alenia Space for SAGA Quantum Mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million ($58.6 million USD) contract with Thales Alenia Space for the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. The mission is intended to demonstrate satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) to complement existing ground quantum encryption networks, strengthening Europe’s digital infrastructure. The SAGA mission, […]

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