Pan Jianwei (2nd R), chief scientist of the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) project with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), speaks during a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Aug. 15, 2016. China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday. After three months of in-orbit testing, the satellite is designed to start "hack-proof" quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
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China launches first-ever quantum communication satellite
JIUQUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
In a cloud of smoke, the satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), roared into the dark sky on top of a Long March-2D rocket. Full story
Pan Jianwei, chief scientist of the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) project with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), speaks during a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Aug. 15, 2016. China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday. After three months of in-orbit testing, the satellite is designed to start "hack-proof" quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Pan Jianwei, chief scientist of the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) project with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday. After three months of in-orbit testing, the satellite is designed to start "hack-proof" quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
A double exposure image taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Pan Jianwei, chief scientist of the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) project with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday. After three months of in-orbit testing, the satellite is designed to start "hack-proof" quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
