Quantum Space is a company founded in 2022 that plans to develop

spacecraft A spacecraft is a vehicle or machine designed to fly in outer space. A type of artificial satellite, spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, p ...

that will operate in geosynchronous and

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space. Corporate leadership includes Dr.

Kam Ghaffarian Kamal (Kam) Ghaffarian is an American businessman known as the founder of IBX, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, and X-energy. Ghaffarian was born in Iran and came to the United States at age 17. He holds dual B.S. degree in Computer Science and ...

, Kerry Wisnosky and Ben Reed. Ghaffarian is also chairman of Axiom Space. It is based in

Rockville, Maryland Rockville is a city that serves as the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, and is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fifth-largest community in ...

QS-1

On 26 October 2022 Quantum Space announced its first spacecraft mission. The spacecraft will collect

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data. The QS-1 spacecraft launch is scheduled for October 2024. The Ranger spacecraft used for QS-1 will include processor and navigation electronics provided by Beyond Gravity, a subsidiary of RUAG.

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