The fifth GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing on June 9 in preparation for its June 17 launch. The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 05 satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida facility on June 9 in preparation for launch, scheduled for June 17 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The 15-minute launch window opens 12:09 […]

June 12, 2021 Anthony Walsh wasn’t born with a surfboard in hand, nor a camera — but if you’ve seen him either ride or shoot a wave, it looks pretty darn natural. The way he tells it, his ascension to professional surfer and content creator took place almost by happenstance. “I grew up in a pretty small town in Australia and was introduced to surfing pretty late,” Walsh says. “But I did live by the […]

GPS company NextNav and Spartacus Acquisition Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in NextNav becoming a public company. The combined company will be named NextNav Inc. Its common stock and warrants will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NN” and “NNW”, respectively. Gross proceeds of up to $408 million from the business combination are expected to be used to fuel growth in its […]

June 10, 2021 It’s that time of year. If you’re not working on your golf game, what are you doing? We recently caught up with Greg Norman, who dominated the golf world for 331 weeks, to get his best playing tips. Read what he had to share below. GET READY Greg suggests getting your body ready to play — both mentally and physically — before teeing off. Get out and do some stretches at the […]

Hexagon AB has launched HxGN Connect, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) workspace for citywide collaboration enabling government agencies and other organizations to share data and coordinate action for ad-hoc, routine and emergency situations. Hosted in Microsoft Azure, HxGN Connect provides a networked workspace and unified view of information within and between entities. Participants can actively collaborate and securely share data as events unfold, overcoming technical and political barriers that result in missed opportunities, conflicting actions, errors and […]

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Photo: E4C/E+/Getty Images The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks to extend Trump policies and repeal timing law counter to its own study and industry input The Biden administration’s budget proposal delivered to Congress last week includes $17 million for the small Department of Transportation (DOT) office responsible for leading civil positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) efforts for the nation. This is a marked increase over the $2 million allocated in 2020 and […]

June 1, 2021 Millions of people regularly struggle with mental illness — and the stigma that can sometimes accompany it. It’s why the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month, “You Are Not Alone,” is such a crucial message. The more we talk about mental health, and the more we share our own stories, the less alienating that struggle will be. To that end, Garmin invited social media ambassadors to take to Instagram to […]

On May 10, the General Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on navigation efforts n the Department of Defense (DOD). Among its findings were that the department regularly fails to establish validated navigation and timing requirements for systems and instead defaults to the capabilities of GPS. Also, that alternate positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) efforts are not prioritized, and sometimes actively opposed, by forces within DOD. One of the report’s more startling recommendations is that […]

June 4, 2021 What tracking your period can tell you about your overall health — and how to treat your period symptoms. When was the first day of your last menstrual cycle? We’ve all seen some variation of that question when scrambling to fill out forms before a doctor’s visit. If you’ve ever answered with a question mark or included “-ish” at the end of your answer, it’s OK — you’re not alone. But you’re […]