# IBM, Voyager test quantum‑safe encryption upgrade on space station

- slug: ibm-voyager-test-quantumsafe-encryption-upgrade-on-space-station
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Quantum Computing

IBM and Voyager proved post-quantum cryptography works in orbit — but the real story is the software proxy that sidesteps a hardware upgrade most satellites can never get.

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