DiskSat and Uplinks
Changing assumptions about what takes place in space
Two interesting developments entered the news cycle today.
First, what if the shape of satellite emoji π°οΈ became a relic shape of the phone emoji π ?
π NASAβs DiskSat Technology Demo Launches to Low Earth Orbit
Second, what if the world was closer to a more secure π, distributed quantum computing ready βοΈ, and planetary-scale scientific sensing network π ?
π Quantum entanglement distribution via uplink satellite channels
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