Partnership Will Advance Dual-Use Quantum Technology in Low-Earth Orbit
Voyager and Infleqtion Mark Major Milestone in Space Computing
A strategic partnership to advance dual-use quantum technology in low-Earth orbit and beyond has been announced by Voyager and quantum technology company Infleqtion. The collaboration marks a major milestone in the growing convergence of the quantum and aerospace industries.
“We’re bringing quantum utility out of the lab and into operational theater.” Dylan Taylor, Voyager Technologies
The announcement follows Infleqtion’s plans to go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp X.
The two companies intend to demonstrate advanced quantum technologies, beginning with the integration of Infleqtion’s Tiqker Quantum atomic clock aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and then Starlab, the next generation space station platform designed to replace the ISS. The addition of an alternate high-precision, secure time source in space is expected to provide impact to commercial and national security missions, including those associated with Golden Dome, enabling autonomous spacecraft coordination and secure communications across constellations.
“We’re bringing quantum utility out of the lab and into operational theater,” said Dylan Taylor, Chairman & CEO, Voyager Technologies. “We’re unlocking a completely new class of dual-use capabilities with quantum timing, sensing and computing in space, strengthening the backbone of next-generation space infrastructure and ensuring mission continuity in increasingly contested domains.”
“The advantages of quantum technology multiply in space,” said Matthew Kinsella, CEO of Infleqtion. “In orbit, precision timing and sensing can improve navigation, enable new kinds of communication and make our critical infrastructure more resilient. We expect that our partnership with Voyager will demonstrate how quantum timing and sensing can enhance the reliability, scalability and security of space infrastructure, delivering real impact in space.”
Infleqtion’s quantum technologies have been at the forefront of quantum innovation for more than a decade, including contributions to NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, currently operating on the ISS. Building on this foundation, Infleqtion and Voyager will work to extend quantum capabilities into the commercial era, powering a new generation of spaceborne data, navigation and sensing applications.
Space-based quantum systems are emerging as a potential cornerstone of future infrastructure, and this collaboration represents one of the first concrete steps toward operational quantum infrastructure in orbit.