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Aalyria has been selected by NASA to support enterprise service orchestration for the agency’ s Space Communications and Navigation( SCaN) Program, beginning with the Polylingual Experimental Terminal( PExT) mission.
Aalyria selected by NASA to power next-gen space communications orchestration
The California-based aerospace communications specialist will deploy its Spacetime platform within NASA’ s operational cloud environment, providing a unified system for network scheduling, planning and resource management. The agreement supports NASA’ s efforts to create more flexible and interoperable space communications networks across government and commercial infrastructure.
PExT is a technology demonstration designed to prove that spacecraft can seamlessly move between communications networks. Launched in July 2025 aboard York Space Systems’ BARD spacecraft, the mission has successfully demonstrated wideband terminal technology across NASA’ s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite fleet and multiple commercial communications networks.
Brian Barritt, Founder, Aalyria, said the mission marked a significant step towards more dynamic space communications. He said Spacetime was developed to orchestrate real-time connectivity across multiple providers and networks, helping establish the foundation for future interoperable communications architectures.
As part of the contract, Aalyria will deploy a hosted Spacetime instance to NASA’ s SCaN Program Operations Cloud( SPOC). The company will support the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, which developed the PExT payload, with software integration and validation activities.
Aalyria will also provide engineering and developer support for teams using Spacetime’ s open-source application programming interfaces. Additional work includes extending the platform’ s Federation API for space relay scheduling across commercial networks and developing new interfaces to support future missions.
The award builds on Aalyria’ s existing work with NASA and the Defense Innovation Unit.
D-Wave signs US $ 100 million CHIPS Act funding deal to accelerate US quantum computing leadership
D-Wave Quantum has signed a Letter of Intent( LOI) with the US Department of Commerce for proposed funding of US $ 100 million under the CHIPS and Science Act – a move designed to accelerate domestic quantum computing development and strengthen US technology leadership.
Under the proposed agreement, D-Wave would receive funding to advance its superconducting annealing and gatemodel quantum computing technologies. In return, the Department of Commerce would receive an equity stake through the issuance of US $ 100 million in D-Wave common stock.
The funding would support research and development activities at D-Wave facilities in Boca Raton, Florida, New Haven, Connecticut and Burnaby, Canada. The company said the investment would help accelerate fabrication processes, expand quantum innovation and strengthen domestic technology supply chains.
Dr Alan Baratz, CEO, D-Wave, described the proposed award as a transformative opportunity for both the company and the wider quantum computing sector. He said the funding would help scale innovation and deliver practical quantum applications to customers worldwide.
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said the investment reflected the administration’ s commitment to advancing American innovation, creating skilled jobs and strengthening national quantum capabilities.
If final award documents are completed, D-Wave plans to accelerate development of a 100,000-qubit annealing quantum computer and a 10,000-qubit gatemodel system. The company said these next-generation platforms could support applications including optimisation, materials simulation, blockchain, quantum chemistry, artificial intelligence, financial modelling and energy systems.
The proposed award remains subject to negotiation and execution of definitive funding agreements between both parties. www. intelligentcio. com
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