China to Launch World's First Quantum Space Satellite in July

According to the physicist, cited by the People's Daily Online, the quantum network will connect Beijing, Jinan, Hefei and Shanghai among other cities spanning a 2,000-kilometer (1,243 miles) area. Earthrise as seen from the Moon © NASA. Space Cowboys: China Plans Manned Moon Landing by 2036 Chinese physicists reportedly inaugurated the quantum satellite development program in 2011. In 2013, quantum optical fiber communication was introduced across the Beijing-Shanghai line. More

(Source: Sputnik International - May 24)