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Tag: Global Positioning System

Posted inUnited States

Atomic ‘avocado’ could change the way we navigate

by Dave Makichuk November 2, 2021November 14, 2021

They say it’s about the size of an avocado, and weighs less than one pound. According to Sandia National Laboratories, this first-of-its-kind device contains a passively pumped vacuum chamber for containing clouds of atomic particles that drive quantum sensors. It also features titanium metal walls and sapphire windows. And what exactly does it do? Officials […]

China's Long March 2F rocket, carrying the Tiangong-1, or 'Heavenly Palace,' module blasts off from the Jiuquan launch center in Gansu province on Sept 29, 2011. Photo: AFP
Posted inWorld

Crypto via satellite is starting to take off

by Peter J. Brown February 1, 2019February 18, 2020
A satellite in orbit above the Earth. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World, Wuhan

US, China in ‘space race’ for satnav supremacy

by Sabena Siddiqui January 7, 2019January 7, 2019
Shijian-13, aka ChinaSat-16, the nation's first high-throughput communication satellite, is seen in its final assembly prior to its launch in 2017. Photo: China Academy of Space Technology
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, World

Beijing touts its new ‘super satellites’

by Asia Unhedged October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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