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Artist's conceptualization of Artemis astronauts using LunaNet services on the Moon. a unique approach to lunar communications and navigation. The LunaNet communications and navigation architecture will enable the precision navigation required for crewed missions to the Moon and place our astronauts closer to scientifically significant lunar sites, enhancing the our missions’ scientific output. (Image: NASA/Resse Patillo)

NASA analyzes navigation needs of Artemis Moon missions

March 29, 2021

Space communications and navigation engineers at NASA are evaluating the navigation needs for the Artemis program, including identifying […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Firefly Aerospace, Gateway, Goddard Space Flight Center, LuGRE, Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment, Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, moon navigation, NASA, optical navigation, optimetrics, Radiometrics and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

The SCaN Testbed prior to launch to the International Space Station. (Photo: NASA)

NASA advancing GNSS capabilities for spacecraft

January 14, 2021

NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program is developing capabilities that will allow missions at high altitudes to […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Bobcat-1, CubeSat, Glenn Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, International Space Station, multi-GNSS, NASA, SCAN, SCaN testbed, Space Communications and Navigation, spacecraft and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

A graphic detailing the different areas of GNSS coverage. (Credits: NASA)

NASA explores upper limits of GNSS for Artemis mission

January 5, 2021

By Danny Baird NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program office The Artemis generation of lunar explorers will establish […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GNSS signals, Goddard Space Flight Center, Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS), NASA, side lobe signals, Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, Space Service Volume and posted in Latest News, Space & Earth

Artemis missions: Flown on the Orion spacecraft, the missions will gather information to help take humans to Mars. (Artist’s concept: NASA)

NASA’s Orion travels with Honeywell, Lockheed Martin

June 26, 2020

Honeywell, under a contract with Lockheed Martin, will supply guidance and navigation systems for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis, Artemis mission, GPS receiver, Honeywell, IMU, inertial measurement system, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Orion, space mission and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine

Artist’s concept of NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission consists of four identically equipped observatories that rely on Navigator GPS to maintain an exacting orbit that is at its highest point nearly half-way to the Moon. (Image: NASA)

NASA wants to use GPS at the Moon for Artemis missions

July 11, 2019

News from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center GPS could be used to pilot in and around lunar orbit […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Goddard Space Flight Center, GPS receiver, lunar navigation, Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, MMS, moon, NASA, NavCube, space navigation and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News