NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time
“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate ...
We Asked a NASA Expert: How Long Does It Take to Get to the Moon… Mars… Jupiter? [Video]
Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...
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NASA Moon tech taps into Earth’s GPS from 225,000 miles away in a historic first
For the first time, Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS) has enabled navigation on the lunar surface. Without reliable ...
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NASA tracks GPS signals on the Moon for the first time
NASA and the Italian Space Agency have made history by successfully tracking GPS signals on the moon for the first time. This ...
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Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon
The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen ...
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NASA Successfully Tracks GPS Signals on the Moon in Groundbreaking Navigation Test
The LuGRE initiative demonstrates GNSS signal acquisition on the Moon, marking a pivotal advancement in lunar navigation for ...
NASA successfully acquires GPS signals on moon
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first ...
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Satnav systems built for Earth used by Blue Ghost lander as it approached the Moon
An experimental module attached to Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Moon lander successfully used Earth's orbiting satnav ...