Wow, that was fast! Now the 800-lb gorilla of quantum.
$IONQ Receives Regulatory Approval to Complete Acquisition of SkyWater Technology https://t.co/7fNfNMfcVK
Most investors still see $IONQ as pure quantum computing. Few realize it’s also emerging as a next-gen space company.
IonQ’s Skyloom’s 2025 Technology & Licence Agreement with Officina Stellare just became Leonardo’s €6.5M purchase order for optical laser terminals on the world’s first commercial Earth Observation constellation with advanced inter-satellite links.
These terminals are a platform for future secure optical communications, “supporting a roadmap oriented toward free-space optical links compatible with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) applications” — laying the foundation for quantum-key-protected satellite networks.