The effort, known as Resilient GPS, or R-GPS, began in 2024 and funded three industry teams to develop designs and early prototypes for alternative navigation satellites. The Space Force confirmed it ...

Earth's orbiting satellites are commonly regarded as if they were suspended in mid-air. It is a fact that they actually ...

Often misunderstood as "hovering," satellites are actually in constant free-fall, perpetually missing Earth's surface as the planet curves away beneath them.

TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a ...