Draft2:Quantum and Space Collaboration
The Quantum and Space Collaboration aims to harness cutting-edge quantum technologies for pivotal advancements in national security, energy, and economic prosperity, while also supporting sustainability goals.
The Quantum & Space Collaboration participants include DOE, Department of Defense (DOD), Infleqtion, Nebula Space Enterprises, and Accenture Federal Services.[1]
DOE's role
Rima Kasia Oueid in Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), is the DOE's lead/architect.
Reflected on the significance of this partnership:
“This Collaboration has been long in the making and is vital for ensuring that the United States remains at the forefront of innovation. We stand on the brink of a new economic era—one that expands into space, propelled by current and soon-to-be-realized quantum technologies. These advancements are poised to enhance global safety, economic stability, and overall human welfare, while also unlocking the potential to discover and efficiently use space resources. This will also create skilled blue- and white-collar jobs of the future to build the supply chain. Our target is to begin space environmental demonstrations using quantum technologies in early 2024 and to begin evaluating use cases and new commercialization opportunities.”
The Office of Electricity also participates.
Mission/Objectives
The Parties seek to leverage their technology portfolio and platforms include the following capabilities across heterogenous environments:
- Integrate and orchestrate Quantum Secure Communication Demonstration in Orbit
- Integrate and orchestrate QIS Demonstration in Orbit such as post quantum cryptography over satellite communications networks in LEO and GEO
- Support benchmarking of Classical AI/ML Algorithms
- Develop and test quantum algorithms
- Develop use cases for Hybrid Quantum and Classical Computing Space Platform
- Integrate and orchestrate workloads in multiple environments
- Unify and simplify the collection, organization, and analysis of data
- Automate operations to achieve better performance
- Automate IT operations to deliver actionable insights
- Automate application and data flows to improve client experiences
- Generate deeper insights into threats, orchestration actions and automate responses
- Integrate and orchestrate Quantum Sensing Demonstrations in Orbit for imaging, detection, position, navigation, and timing (PNT)
- Develop and test quantum sensing protocols in Orbit
- Develop use cases for quantum sensing in Orbit
- Integrate quantum sensing into a Hybrid Computing Space Platform
- Develop a mesh network of quantum sensors in Orbit
- Integrate and orchestrate Hybrid Quantum and Classical Computing in Orbit
- Develop and test quantum computing protocols in Orbit
- Develop a mesh network of Hybrid Quantum and Classical Computers in Orbit
Stakeholders
The Parties seek to collaborate on quantum and other space-related activities to accelerate commercialization and enable new capabilities that further DOE, DOD, and NASA mission objectives in the next 5 to 10 years.
Air Force Research Laboratory
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) mission is to develop and transition innovative high-payoff space technologies supporting U.S. warfighters in their service to the country, while leveraging commercial, civil, and other government space capabilities to ensure America's advantage. AFRL/RV capabilities and areas of expertise include space-based communications, position, navigation, and timing (PNT), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), defensive space control, space situational awareness, responsive space, and small satellite development.
DOE
The DOE mission is steadfast in addressing America's energy and environmental challenges, fostering groundbreaking scientific and technological solutions. Central to this mission is the advancement of quantum information science and technologies that ensure cybersecurity, energy security, and optimization. Initial participating offices include the Office of Electricity, and the Office of Technology Transitions.
Nebula Space Enterprises
Nebula Space Enterprises champions the establishment of high-performance computing in space, working in tandem with AFRL/RV to enhance intelligence delivery to U.S. Warfighters. They aspire to pioneer nuclear-powered quantum computing, propelling space-bound data center capabilities to unprecedented heights.
Accenture
Accenture brings a diverse array of skills to the table to support quantum applications in space. These range from quantum information science, quantum security and AI/machine learning to fortifying the pursuit of quantum applications and space demonstrations.
Infleqtion
Infleqtion, a leader in quantum atomics, offers quantum sensors and clocks essential for high-precision data collection, navigation, and intelligence gathering, crucial for next-generation quantum experiments in microgravity environments.
Contact
For more information, please contact Rima Kasia Oueid, DOE’s Quantum & Space Collaboration lead/architect and OTT Senior Commercialization Executive: rima.oueid@hq.doe.gov
Related links
- Quantum computing
- Quantum Science Center
- Quantum Systems Accelerator
- Quantum Information Science and the National Quantum Initiative (2020 Presidential transition)
External links
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