Secured Quantum Services and Space ISAC Launch First-of-Its-Kind Quantum Testbed for Space Industry Security and Innovation

At the 40th Space Symposium, SQS and the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) announced the SQS Quantum Testbed Initiative, a program hosted at Space ISAC's facilities in Colorado Springs where industry and government organizations could test and validate quantum-secure communication in a mission-relevant environment.

We founded SQS to make quantum-native communication real, not theoretical. This launch reflects the forward leaning shift we've been building toward, moving quantum from concept to infrastructure. It's the kind of leap that only comes from vision matched with execution.

Ray Schouten, CEO, Secured Quantum Services

This testbed marks the beginning of a broader ecosystem where partners can come together to shape the standards, applications, and security models of the quantum era. Our goal is to create practical pathways for deployment, built around real use cases and real mission impact.

Zain Premji, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, SQS

The space domain depends on trust, resilience, and speed, and quantum technology will play a central role in all three. This initiative is exactly the kind of collaborative innovation Space ISAC was created to support, and we're proud to see it come to life in our facility.

Erin Miller, Executive Director, Space ISAC

Quantum is not a future concern, it's a present priority. The threats we face are evolving, and it's vital that our defensive capabilities evolve with them. The SQS initiative at Space ISAC is more than a testbed, it's a strategic foundation for the secure space enterprise of tomorrow.

Samuel Sanders Visner, Chair of the Board, Space ISAC

The testbed pilot program described here has since been replaced by the Platform pilot.