June 14, 2019
The Canadian Space Agency announced that it has awarded a $30 M contract to Honeywell for the design and implementation phases of the QEYSSat mission, wich is excepted to launch in 2022. Under this contract, Honeywell will build, test, deliver, provide training for and commission the QEYSSat satellite, which will create a link between ground and space to transmit encryption keys. The mission should bring Canada a step closer to an operational quantum communications service from space, and will advance technology to help meet Canada's cybersecurity priorities.
