Trimble introduces RTX-NMA to combat GNSS spoofing

Schematic diagram of GNSS spoofing scenario. From: Gao & Li, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology By Jesse Khalil, Published by GPS World, 18 August 2025 GNSS spoofing has become a regular occurrence with the potential for severe consequences when precise and reliable positioning is critical. Legacy GNSS signals are the

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1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores

Portugal's Atlantic Space Consortium launch site under construction.(Image credit: Atlantic Space Consortium) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic Portugal has taken a significant step in its space

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Canada’s NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?

Atlantic spaceport complex (ASX) construction. Image captured from Space.com video By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 The company's first test flight could launch before the end of the month. Private Canadian company NordSpace has started construction on its Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) in Newfoundland and Labrador, marking

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The False Promise of Defence as Prosperity

IMAGE: Olena Bartienieva / Alamy By Noah Sylvia and Khem Rogaly, Published by RUSI, 18 August 2025 Framing defence spending as a path to prosperity ignores its poor economic returns, limited job creation, and the opportunity costs of not making alternative public investments. The government has committed to enormous increases

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“Warship Hangs Over the Clouds”: Space Force Rushes to Complete First Orbital Carrier Poised to Control the Skies Above Every Nation

Warship Hangs Over the Clouds”: Space Force Rushes to Complete First Orbital Carrier Poised to Control the Skies Above Every Nation By Rosemary Potter, Published by Energy Reporters, 16 August 2025 As tensions escalate in the realm of space exploration, the U.S. Space Force's collaboration with Gravitics to develop an

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US Space Force’s new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test

A transmit antenna at U.S. Space Force's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Australia. (Image: Doug Humphries, BAE Systems) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 August 2025 DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a

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The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry

An artist's rendering shows NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) - NASA/JPL-Caltech By Andrew Freedman, Published by CNN, 13 August 2025 NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside of the

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