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Encryption in space
24 Mar 2025
Bona-fide pioneering: a team of LMU quantum physicists is using a nanosatellite to test new technology for hack-proof quantum cryptography. Read about the early days of a trailblazing mission.
It is Friday evening, 16 August 2024. In the testing hall at the Center for Telematics (ZfT) in Würzburg, the mood swings between euphoria and nervous tension. The cause of these emotions is a shoebox-sized nanosatellite weighing around three-and-a-half kilograms, which is finally embarking on its journey into space.