The Space Force wants to launch dozens of small, cheap satellites as part of its Resilient GPS program, meant to augment the existing constellation. (Astranis) The Space Force wants its next fleet ...

This initiative aims to augment the existing GPS constellation with small, low-cost satellites to enhance resilience for both military and civil users. The program’s initial phase, Lite Evolving ...

A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were to get jammed or disrupted. Scientists are testing an ...

One or two contractors will be selected to build an initial fleet of eight satellites, scheduled for launch in 2028. Astranis is designing an R-GPS network leveraging its existing satellite platform.

An outage or loss of GPS satellites is estimated to cost the U.S. military and economy upward of $1 billion a day. Pentagon leaders believe that estimate is conservative, leading the U.S. Space ...

The Pentagon’s first batch of new and more capable GPS satellites is as much as eight to 11 months behind the desired delivery schedule because contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. is having ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...