China's quantum satellite - nicknamed Micius after a 5th century BC Chinese scientist - blasts off from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in China's northwest Gansu province on August 16, 2016. China launched the world's first quantum satellite on August 16, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an "unhackable" system of encrypted communications. / AFP / STR / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
