ESA and European Commission partner to develop secure quantum communication infrastructure

The European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) marks a significant step forward in meeting the EU’s Digital Decade target of being at the forefront of quantum capabilities by 2030.

ESA and Viasat towards a Direct-to-Device partnership

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Viasat announced an agreement to work together towards a public-private partnership for a direct-to-device project. As part of ESA’s direct-to-device initiative, the partnership project was signed by Laurent Jaffart, ESA’s Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications, and Mark Dankberg, Viasat’s CEO, on 27 January 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

ESA’s Pacis 3 project to launch aboard Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG I

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Pacis 3 project is scheduled to launch aboard Hisdesat’s next-generation satellite, SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I), on 29 January 2025 at 20:34 EST (30 January 2025, at 02:34 CET) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.