Low-earth orbit satellites

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, stands ready at space launch complex 40, shortly before the launch was scrubbed because of a technical issue at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The payload on the rocket is the U.S. Air Force's first Global Positioning System III space vehicle and the system will augment 31 current operational GPS satellites. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Space Development Agency looking into alternatives for GPS

SDA Director Derek Tournear said the agency is exploring alternative ways for positioning, navigation and timing that don’t rely on GPS.

Space Operations

Telecommunication, planet Earth from space, business communication worldwide, original image furnished by NASA - https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/iss040e090540/iss040e090540%7eorig.jpg

Big breakthrough for beyond-line-of-sight communications in the U.S. Military

Defense