by Editor | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: An interesting news item. Several thoughts. We are pretty sure China is not using GPS for its rocket launches. Especially since China’s origin story for Bei Dou, “the unforgettable humiliation,” is about...
by Editor | May 30, 2022 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog editor’s note: If you haven’t subscribed to our friend Dee Ann Divis’ newsletter NaviationOutlook we highly recommend it. She is an award winning journalist who has covered PNT issues for years. We knew about the funding she...
by Editor | May 25, 2022 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Just sayin… The billon-dollar-a-day GPS mistake? May 25, 2022 – By Dana Goward Est. reading time: 2 minutes We all need to be careful that the numbers we are throwing around to support our case...
by Editor | May 24, 2022 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: An interesting thought piece. In the long run, there are probably much less expensive and more capable satnav options than GPS, both for civilians and warfighters. And if we are going to do head in that direction as a nation, we should do it...
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by Editor | May 23, 2022 | Blog
Image: Gen. David O. Thompson from AF.mil Blog Editor’s Note – We are always concerned when we see media reports like this. They invariably fail to note that most DOD efforts only benefit the very small percentage of GPS users who are military. M-Code?...
by Editor | May 22, 2022 | Blog
Image: NASA Editor’s Note: Perhaps the hardest things for people to come to grips with are low probability, high consequence events. Yet, over time, even very low probability events will happen. Severe space weather is a good example. Yesterday Space.com...
