CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó joins CU spinout Infleqtion, other innovators in America's Quantum Space Initiative
CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó has joined Infleqtion’s newly launched America’s Quantum Space Initiative as a founding innovator, helping advance the development and deployment of quantum technologies for future space systems.Ìý
The initiative, led by CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó spinout Infleqtion, brings together Voyager Technologies, Monarch Quantum, Armada and CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó to foster collaboration across industry, academia and government, accelerate innovation, expand opportunities for quantum technologies in space and strengthen U.S. leadership in next-generation technologies.
CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó brings internationally recognized expertise in both quantum science and space research to the initiative. Home to one of the nation's leading university-based space research enterprises and a long-standing leader in quantum research and workforce development, CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó has helped advance scientific discovery from the laboratory to space missions across the solar system.
"CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó has a long tradition of tackling society’s most complex scientific and technological challenges through bold research and collaboration," said CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Chancellor Justin Schwartz. "Quantum science will enable transformative advances that touch every segment of society. As quantum technologies move from the laboratory to real-world applications and space becomes increasingly critical to economic competitiveness and national security, CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is proud to help advance the convergence of these two transformative fields."
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Our quantum impact by the numbers:
- 60-plus years as the regional epicenter for quantum research
- 4 Nobel prizes in physics awarded to university researchers
- No. 11 quantum physics program in the nation and co-leader on the new Quantum Incubator facility
Through the initiative and its planned Quantum Space Hub, founding innovators will help identify opportunities for technology development, demonstration and deployment and accelerate the transition of quantum technologies from pioneering demonstrations to real-world space applications.
"We are entering a defining moment for both quantum technology and space innovation," said Matt Kinsella, chief executive officer of Infleqtion. "The opportunity ahead is bigger than any one company, institution, or discipline. By bringing together innovators from across the ecosystem, we can help unlock the next frontier at the intersection of quantum and space."
America's Quantum Space Initiative builds on more than a decade of progress advancing quantum technologies for space applications. Infleqtion contributed to NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory aboard the International Space Station and is a key partner on NASA's Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder mission, expected to become the world’s first quantum gravity sensor in space.
Through America's Quantum Space Initiative, participants will seek to accelerate the transition of quantum technologies from demonstrations to real-world space applications, advance quantum-enabled capabilities for future space systems through collaboration across industry, academia and government, and strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum and space technologies through innovation, workforce development and strategic partnerships.
Within its first year, the initiative plans to convene leaders from industry, government, academia and the space sector; establish the Quantum Space Hub; and identify opportunities to accelerate the development and deployment of quantum technologies for space applications.
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