#NASA is seeking proposals for the #Mars ๐Ÿ”ด Telecommunications Network by ๐Ÿ“† June 15. #MTN is expected to be ready by the end of ๐Ÿ“† 2028.

Eight companies might be eligible : #BlueOrigin, #L3Harris, #LockheedMartin, #NorthropGrumman, #RocketLab, #SpaceX, #QuantumSpace and #Whittinghill Aerospace https://spacenews.com/nasa-releases-final-rfp-for-mars-communications-orbiter/

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NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter

NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies that can bid on it.

SpaceNews
DARPA selects three companies for lunar orbiter studies

DARPA has awarded contracts to three companies to study concepts for a lunar mission to search for water ice in very low orbits.

SpaceNews
Meet The Iranian-Born Billionaire Helping NASA Get Back To The Moon

Kam Ghaffarian isnโ€™t a household name. But unlike Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who made fortunes elsewhere first, Ghaffarian actually got rich by shooting for the stars. His long-term plan? The first for-profit space station, opening by 2031.

Forbes

We don't need blockchain when we can verify payments without knowing any private data/detail!

I guess this is the future of private payments.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-move-fast-quantum-maze-solvers-must-forget-the-past/

#Blockchain #privacy #Finance #FinancialSystems #QuantumComputing #QuantumSpace #QuantumAlgorithm

To Move Fast, Quantum Maze Solvers Must Forget the Past

Quantum algorithms can find their way out of mazes exponentially faster than classical ones, at the cost of forgetting the paths they took

Scientific American
Douglas Phillips Books (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image All five new book covers together! Book 5, Quantum Chaos is coming this summer. #QuantumSeries

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