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title: Europe secures a quantum future in space.
description: ESA taps Thales Alenia for the SAGA mission. Blue Origin’s Project Oasis to map lunar resources. Portal Space Systems reaches a major milestone. And more.
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# [Europe secures a quantum future in space.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/617)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Oct 1, 2025 7:55:01 PM

Summary

Thales Alenia has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Secure And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. Blue Origin has unveiled the Project Oasis program to map lunar resources. Portal Space Systems has successfully tested a solar thermal propulsion system, and more.

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