Trump executive order directs NASA to plan quantum space applications

Published on June 22, 2026
Astronaut Jessica Meir updates NASA’s Cold Atom Lab aboard the ISS May 8, 2026.

The White House has issued an executive order aiming to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including space systems that could enable next-generation navigation, sensing and secure communications.

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