Lisa Dyer, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:10:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Lisa Dyer, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 “…Light this candle!” https://spacenews.com/light-this-candle/ https://spacenews.com/light-this-candle/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512888 A yet-to-be-launched GPS 3 Space Vehicle 05 satellite manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Credit: Lockheed Martin

The 1990s were iconic: Super Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat ruled the arcades. Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and “Ironic” by Alanis Morrisette topped the charts. Grunge fashion […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/light-this-candle/feed/ 0 512888 GPS civil signals are vital for America’s national security https://spacenews.com/gps-civil-signals-are-vital-for-americas-national-security/ https://spacenews.com/gps-civil-signals-are-vital-for-americas-national-security/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512584 A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) made its combat operations debut during Operation Desert Storm. Since then, it has evolved into a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives that helps keep […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/gps-civil-signals-are-vital-for-americas-national-security/feed/ 0 512584 Invest now in vital space systems for safety, security and economic resiliency https://spacenews.com/invest-now-in-vital-space-systems-for-safety-security-and-economic-resiliency/ https://spacenews.com/invest-now-in-vital-space-systems-for-safety-security-and-economic-resiliency/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507156 Hurricane Milton, as seen from the International Space Station, over the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 8, 2024. Credit: NASA

Weather forecasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, the National Guard and other U.S military personnel, state and local officials, first responders and those providing emergency services before, during and after […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/invest-now-in-vital-space-systems-for-safety-security-and-economic-resiliency/feed/ 0 507156 No more jammer sales: it’s time for global enforcement https://spacenews.com/no-more-jammer-sales-its-time-for-global-enforcement/ https://spacenews.com/no-more-jammer-sales-its-time-for-global-enforcement/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=367315 painting of a GPS satellite in orbit.

It is time for the United States to coordinate international efforts to halt the marketing and sale of devices that interfere with GNSS systems.

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