Image: J. Sherman/NIST Blog Editor’s Note: Good to see NIST weighing in on this issue. The high level recommendation that the nation needs a coherent timing architecture that involves space, terrestrial broadcast, and fiber assets is consistent with numerous...
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Power grids are not one of the things folks first think of when discussing dependence on GPS. And some grid engineers don’t like to admit it. We have heard them say “We don’t need GPS to operate the...
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Perhaps this is a prelude to an invasion of Ukraine. Regardless the Russians are not bluffing. Our intelligence and Space Force folks here in the U.S. say the Russians (and Chinese) can do it. What’s the best way to...
Image: 2010 Space debris damage to SolarMax satellite. NASA Blog Editor’s Note: OK, we have probably banged the space debris drum enough recently. But this article has the best visuals we have seen anywhere. And, of course, it makes the really good points...
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Everyone likes to talk about tangible problems. We certainly do enough of that in this space each week. It is often interesting to also discuss root causes, because often the problem you are discussing is just a symptom of...
Image: Kaspersky Blog Editor’s Note: An interesting overview video. The presentation was given at September’s Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity Conference in Sochi, Russia. The presenter is Maxim Borodko, CEO of GPSPatron. As he points out, they have a...
