Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Next-generation GPS satellite inches closer to space, countdown begins to 2014

Next-generation GPS satellite inches closer to space, countdown begins to 2014

Kvetching about your PND's inability to get a proper lock could soon become a thing of the past, thanks in large part to a fresh breed of GPS satellites designed by the whiz-kids at Lockheed Martin. The program - which is estimated to eventually cost around $5.5 billion to complete - is set to hit its prototype phase by 2014, with a pathfinder being recently delivered to the same Colorado facility that we toured earlier this month.

Engadget, Next-generation GPS satellite inches closer to space, countdown begins to 2014

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