This week on T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing: we look at GPS and how this technology has become instrumental to modern society. As governments have expanded the public’s use of this technology it has evolved from a fringe service to one that supports many of the modern day services we have come to rely on today.
GPS, an outdated, but indispensable technology.
GPS systems are the backbone of many core technologies found across commercial, military, and governmental organizations. Positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems underpin everything from aviation and shipping to emergency response, energy grids, and financial services. However, despite its criticality, GPS has continued to become increasingly strained by both technical limitations and security threats.
Space, the internet's next frontier.
For decades, the internet has depended on terrestrial infrastructure solutions like fiber optics, undersea cables, cell towers, and data centers. However, terrestrial infrastructure has clear limits in rural areas, disaster zones, and contested environments where physical networks are difficult to build or maintain.
LockBit counts coup against an aerospace supply chain. A strategy for protecting both space and terrestrial infrastructure. US Space Force's proposed FY 2034 budget. Seeking resilience through commercial space capabilities. "Offensive capabilities" for US Space Force.
Signals and Space: Diversifying launch services, establishing surge capacity.
US Space Force plans for national defense launches. US Space Force and Space Command plan outreach to allies and industry. Establishing reserve capacity for Space Force. Sino-American balloon diplomacy. The cost of shooting down high-altitude objects. A lunar time zone.
