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GPS III SV06 receives Operational Acceptance

February 23, 2023

GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (SV06) reached Operational Acceptance on Jan. 31 according to the Space Systems Command (SSC) of the United States Space Force.

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Who Runs GPS

Who runs GPS?

February 16, 2023

The Global Positioning System is a vast and mostly unknown enterprise. This section aims to clarify who does what to maintain GPS as a fantastic global utility.

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Artist's concept of one of the eight CYGNSS satellites in orbit. (Image: NASA/University of Michigan)

NASA loses contact with CYGNSS hurricane satellite

December 19, 2022

Since Nov. 26, NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) team has not been able to make contact […]

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This article is tagged with CYGNSS, hurricane, NASA, NASA CYGNSS mission, ocean wind monitoring and posted in Latest News, Space & Earth

Artist’s rendering: NASA

ESA seeks companies to help guide Moon missions

October 4, 2022

The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for companies interested in helping create a constellation of lunar satellites […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, ESA, European Service Modules, European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, Lunar Pathfinder, lunar satellites, Moonlight initiative, NASA and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Space & Earth

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Lifesaving GPS technology aids in natural disasters

August 29, 2022

By Alex Damato, Acting Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance It can be easy to take GPS for granted […]

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This article is tagged with federal agencies, firefighters, GPS Innovation Alliance, GPSIA, IGNIS drones, NASA, natural disasters, wildfires and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, UAV/UGV

Cordell DeLaPena, Program Executive Officer for Military Communications and PNT Space Systems Command

Details of September’s CGSIC meeting released, DeLaPena to speak

August 18, 2022

The 62nd meeting of the U.S. government’s Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) will be held Sept. 19–20 […]

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This article is tagged with CGSIC, Civil GPS Service Interface Committee, Cordell DeLaPena, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, lunar mission, NASA, NAVCEN, U.S. PNT policy and posted in Defense, GNSS, Latest News

NASA Return Sample concept illustration includes wheeled helicopters. (Image: NASA)

Contrasting the use of drones on Mars and in Afghanistan

August 10, 2022

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been cooking up a way to get some of Mars back to Earth, so samples can be analyzed in detail.

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This article is tagged with drones, ESA, helicopters, Hellfire R9X, Mars, NASA, Perseverance rover, Sample Return Mission, samples and posted in Defense, Opinions

Space Tech Expo Europe opens call for speakers

June 25, 2022

Space Tech Expo Europe has opened its call for speakers for the free-to-attend conference to be held November 15-17 in Bremen, Germany.

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This article is tagged with conference, ESA, European Space Agency, Germany, NASA, OHB, space exploration, Space Tech Expo Europe, space technology and posted in Events, Latest News