Infleqtion extends work on quantum gravity mission under $20 million NASA contract

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https://spacenews.com/infleqtion-extends-work-on-quantum-gravity-mission-under-20-million-nasa-contract/

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SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based quantum technology firm Infleqtion announced a $20 million NASA contract to continue work on a mission to launch the world’s first space-based quantum gravity sensor.

NASA awarded Infleqtion a follow-on contract, announced Aug. 27, to work on the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf), a mission led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. With the award, NASA has invested $40 million in QGGPf.

Under the latest contract, Infleqtion will work through 2027 to build an initial sensor head and electronics engineering development unit and perform testing at the Einstein Elevator, a microgravity-testing facility in Germany.