From freeze-dried strawberries to memory foam and scratch-resistant glasses, space exploration is the force behind a myriad of life-changing innovations. Now it’s time for a terrestrial innovation to ...
As sailors in the 17th century learned the hard way, having an accurate clock for navigation is pointless if it is too delicate to carry aboard ship. The same goes for the super accurate optical ...
No audio available for this content. Personnel with the U.S. Naval Observatory-Detachment Colorado and 2nd Space Operations Squadron move the rubidium fountain clock into its new home Tuesday at ...
No audio available for this content. The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) is readying for an ultra-precise atomic clock that could not only transform the navigation of deep space ...
Spacecrafts that travel farther than the Earth's moon primarily rely on communications with its appropriate ground stations to know where they are located and where they will go next. To enhance the ...
The German Space Operations Center (GSOC) of DLR routinely performs precise orbit determination (POD) for it's low earth orbit missions. The requirements for many current and future missions require ...