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January 28, 2019

Europe Looking for a Goal in Space

Politics, funding and vision took center stage at the 11th EU Space Policy Conference (2019) in Brussels. The event, which brings together everyone who’s anyone in the European space community, was themed loosely around the idea that it is time to connect with the European citizen.

Elzbieta Bienkowska, European Commissioner for Single Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, reminded participants that European elections are coming soon, and the result will be crucial for everyone, although she did not elaborate or suggest who anyone should vote for.

By Peter Gutierrez

January 24, 2019

Rep. John Garamendi To Chair Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to Chair Coast Guard Subcommittee

Congressman John Garamendi, D-California, is the new chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, which oversees one-third of the Department of Defense’s budget — the largest such responsibility of any subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee.

By Dee Ann Divis

January 23, 2019

NASA Search and Rescue Technology Boosted by Multi-Satellite Constellations

Whether you’re talking about a confused adult, a lost child, a hiker in the mountains or even an astronaut in distress, having the world’s best technology available can be the difference between life and death during a search and rescue (SAR) mission.

By Stan Goff

January 11, 2019

Air Force Contracts Lockheed Martin to Continue GPS Ground Control System Sustainment

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation’s ground control system through 2025. This is the follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin’s current GCS contract awarded in 2013.

By Inside GNSS

January 10, 2019

Webinar on GNSS Jamming and Crowd Sourcing Detection and GeoLocation Held Jan. 22

Smartphones are seemingly omnipresent in our everyday lives. But new usage suggests that these mighty miniature devices can utilize crowd sourcing to defeat GPS jamming. For the latest on this critical topic, make sure to register for this 90-minute webinar on January 22 that will explore and compare the potential and current limitations of using smartphone density, ease of deployment and signal utility against the capabilities of dedicated networks.

By Inside GNSS

Partial Government Shutdown Bites Civil GPS Agencies, SatNav Customers

With the partial government shutdown nearing a record-breaking fourth week, news outlets are full of stories about security back-ups at airports, forgone food inspections, government employees in dire financial straits and a long list of other consequences of shuttering nine different federal departments and a host of agencies.

By Dee Ann Divis

December 17, 2018

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NASA CubeSats to Orbit on Venture Class Launch Services Mission

U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab has launched its third orbital mission of 2018, successfully deploying satellites to orbit for NASA. The mission, designated Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)-19 , took place just over a month after Rocket Lab’s last successful orbital launch, “It’s Business Time.” Rocket Lab has launched a total of 24 satellites to orbit in 2018.

By Inside GNSS

December 13, 2018

DHS Developing Performance Standards for GPS Receivers Used in Critical Infrastructure

During a discussion of PNT issues at a workshop on Dec. 11, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official mentioned that DHS was developing performance standards for GPS/GNSS receivers used in critical infrastructure.

By Inside GNSS

December 11, 2018

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Upcoming Launch

Advanced New Satellite Design to Help U.S. Air Force Modernize the GPS Constellation

TITUSVILLE, Florida, Dec. 11, 2018 – The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned Dec. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

By Inside GNSS

December 3, 2018

Air Force Announces GPS Milestone as 2nd SOPS Takes Command of AEP 7.5

The 2nd Space Operations Squadron took formal command of Architecture Evolution Plan 7.5, the largest GPS architectural change in operational history, after its successful installation at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado on Nov 16, 2018.

By Inside GNSS

November 27, 2018

Lockheed Martin, Amazon Web Services Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive

Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, and Lockheed Martin announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin’s new Verge antenna network. AWS and Lockheed Martin are bringing these two highly capable systems together to provide a solution that addresses customer needs for resilient satellite uplinks and downlinks.

By Inside GNSS

November 26, 2018

NASA JPL, Lockheed Martin Successfully Land on Mars

NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the InSight Mars Lander, which was designed, built and tested by Lockheed Martin, navigated the dramatic entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere and touched down on Elysium Planitia in the equatorial region of Mars. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor responsible for the complete spacecraft system – cruise stage, aeroshell and the lander itself.

By Inside GNSS

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Rep. John Garamendi To Chair Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to Chair Coast Guard Subcommittee

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Air Force Contracts Lockheed Martin to Continue GPS Ground Control System Sustainment

Webinar on GNSS Jamming and Crowd Sourcing Detection and GeoLocation Held Jan. 22

Partial Government Shutdown Bites Civil GPS Agencies, SatNav Customers

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NASA CubeSats to Orbit on Venture Class Launch Services Mission

DHS Developing Performance Standards for GPS Receivers Used in Critical Infrastructure

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Upcoming Launch

Air Force Announces GPS Milestone as 2nd SOPS Takes Command of AEP 7.5

Lockheed Martin, Amazon Web Services Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive

NASA JPL, Lockheed Martin Successfully Land on Mars