SpaceX Launches Military Satellite on Reused Rocket, Bloomberg (Video) “Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries a U.S. Space Force satellite into orbit from its liftoff in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow and NASA expert Keith Cowing join “Balance of Power.” Keith Cowing · NASAWatch on Bloomberg: SpaceX GPS III-05 Launch

LightSquared cries foul over GPS advisory board, Reuters “Telecom startup LightSquared is asking for an investigation of a possible conflict of interest by a member of an advisory board that has already warned against its technology because of interference with the global positioning system. LightSquared, which needs government approval of its high-speed wireless technology by the end of the month to keep its major partner on board, lodged its probe […]

Study Shows Interference with GPS Poses Major Threat to U.S. Economy “More than 3.3 million U.S. jobs in agriculture and industries rely heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and the disruption of interference with GPS posed by LightSquared’s planned deployment of 40,000 ground stations threatens direct economic costs of up to $96 billion to U.S. commercial GPS users and manufacturers, according to an economic study released today.” Deere Says […]

Marc’s note: Once again the Delta IV launch was scrubbed at the last second due to a technical issue. No new launch date has been set and with Atlantis set to land on Wednesday the Delta IV launch will have to be later in the week. Marc’s Update: The ULA launch of the Delta IV carrying the GPS IIF-01 satellite has been tentatively rescheduled for May 27 according to 45th […]