Amateurs with smartphones help monitor GNSS signals in space

This graphic represents measurements uploaded via the CAMALIOT app by thousands of volunteers. (Image: ESA) More than 11,000 people around Europe and the world have turned their smartphones into GNSS monitoring tools by downloading the CAMALIOT app, so far delivering…
Emcore contracted for navigation for space launch vehicles

Initial value of the contracts is expected to be more than $ 12 million Emcore Corporation has been awarded new contracts for the Booster Rate Gyro (BoRG) and Tri-Axial Inertial Measurement Unit (TAIMU) programs for space launch vehicles resulting from…
Ark Edge Space to study lunar positioning, communications for JAXA

Artist’s rendering: NASA The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected a contractor for a study of positioning in space after an open-call competition. The study, part of “Development of Positioning and Communication Technology for Monthly Activities,” will consider possible…
RUAG Space partners with UAE’s MBRSC on satnav services

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center builds and operates Earth observation satellites. (Photo: MBRSC) The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will use a RUAG Space GNSS navigation receiver to determine the position of…
A safe space that’s made to measure

Finding a safe and welcoming space to create a bespoke outfit can be really challenging, especially when you have your own vision for your wedding day or another special occasion. While traditional tailors are great, they can sometimes fall short…
Space Foundation announces details for 36th Space Symposium

Global space community convenes in person and virtually Aug. 23-26 Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983, is offering a hybrid in-person and virtual experience for its  36th Space Symposium. The event will take place Aug. 23-26 in…
Space weather research the focus of US House bill

The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology has approved legislation to coordinate federal government space weather research. Included in the bill is a finding that space weather adversely affects space-based position, navigation and timing (PNT). ‘‘The effects of…
ViaLite’s latest GPS splitter designed to save rack space

Photo: ViaLite ViaLite’s new Local Integrated GPS Splitter was designed to minimize rack space. Suitable to applications requiring a fan-out of GPS/GNSS signals within a single local area, the unit can accept optical inputs from up to four antennas. Though…