Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Look for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to propel a GPS III satellite into orbit for the Space Force during an afternoon launch Friday, ...

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 ...

The Space Force is exploring options for expanding the capabilities of its GPS satellites and is asking companies to propose ideas for delivering low-cost demonstration spacecraft to help test new ...

News today that the Air Force is investigating signal problems with its latest Global Positioning System satellite are likely to rekindle the flames of a congressional report last month that said the ...

The US Space Force’s (USSF) Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 08 (GPS III SV08) has successfully launched into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...

The Space Force wants its next fleet of GPS satellites to be smaller, cheaper and more resilient — and it’s looking to a mix of commercial and defense firms to help design those spacecraft. Four ...

GPS III, built by Lockheed Martin, is the Space Force's newest model of GPS satellites. (Lockheed Martin) The Space Force plans to launch the next GPS III satellite in late May as part of a rapid ...

SpaceX will launch an advanced GPS satellite today (May 30) on record-breaking short notice, and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...