DAS Photonics' Faint Pulse Source Passes Space Qualification for ESA's QKDSat, Europe's Satellite Key Distribution Mission

The European Space Agency confirms that DAS Photonics completed the ECSS qualification campaign of the Quantum Faint Pulse Source for QKDSat and delivered the engineering model to Redwire Europe. We read what a qualified engineering model means for satellite quantum key distribution, why the trusted-node architecture belongs in every procurement conversation, and where the mission sits beside SAGA and EuroQCI in Europe's secure connectivity build-out.