Qingdao (XNA) Feb 04, 2019 - China has achieved real-time transmission of deep-sea data at 6,000-meter depth through its self-developed BeiDou satellites for the first time, a move essential to more secure, independent and reli
Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 - China will send 10 satellites to join the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) through seven separate launches this year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced
Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 - Magnetic North is shifting rapidly, throwing off the World Magnetic Model that powers a variety of global navigational systems.
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 - 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 constel
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 - Drone usage is expected to soar over the next several years. As legal regulations evolve, many industries will embrace drones for a multitude of tasks from infrastructure inspections to commercial f
Maunakea HI (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 - Astronomers have found a new exoplanet that could alter the standing theory of planet formation. With a mass that's between that of Neptune and Saturn, and its location beyond the snow line of its
Beijing (XNA) Dec 31, 2018 - China on Thursday announced that the primary system of BeiDou-3 has been established and started to provide global services, meaning its home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) officiall
Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 - The first of a next-generation global positioning satellite, offering security, longer life and greater connectivity, was successfully launched this week and is preparing to take its place among the current GPS constellation.
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 - At approximately 12,550 miles (20,200 km) up... turn left. You have arrived at a new era for the Global Positioning System (GPS). A major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's plan to bring new te
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 - Spire Global, Inc, the world's largest space to cloud analytics company, today announced Spire's most recently launched satellites are the first satellites in the world to use Galileo GNSS signals t
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 - The U.S. Air Force's first GPS III satellite has been encapsulated for its planned Dec. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a SpaceX Falcon 9 satellite-delivery vehicle.
Titusville, FL (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 - The U.S. Air Force's first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falc
London, UK (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2018 - UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain would explore the possibility of building its own satellite navigation system instead of relying on the EU's Galileo, compelling another minister
Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018 - Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on s
Beijing (XNA) Nov 26, 2018 - China will expand the application of its home-grown BeiDou navigation system to cover all transportation fields, according to an official from the Ministry of Transport (MOT). Over the past fe
Xichang (XNA) Nov 20, 2018 - China sent two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:07 a.m. M
