To infinity and beyond: NASA is using Microsoft Azure quantum computing to coordinate its spacecraft more quickly.
The advances in quantum computing that are happening are, in some ways, similar to the space race: huge investment by giant entities in futuristic technology designed to take humanity to the next level. Today, NASA and Microsoft are taking that to the next level with a partnership that will hopefully help the US space agency more easily coordinate its spacecraft, a difficult process as any on earth. The ultimate goal? Reducing the time it takes to transmit instructions from hours to just minutes, powered by quantum technology. « As NASA launches more frequent and complex missions into space, managing communications with the growing number of spacecraft is becoming increasingly challenging, » says Microsoft in a blog post.
