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Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane

A US military spaceplane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025 ...

Space Force's Next Spaceplane Mission Will Test Navigation Without GPS Using Quantum Sensors

With competition for presence in and around the Moon heating up between the U.S. and China, this kind of system could be a critical capability.

After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

In the near term, ULA will switch back to launching its soon-to-retire Atlas V rocket, the Vulcan rocket's predecessor. The ...

First Space Force-sanctioned flight blasts off

The United Launch Alliance launched a Vulcan rocket Tuesday night from Florida as part of the first U.S. Space ...

US Testing Quantum Navigation Aboard Secretive Military Space Plane

A US military space plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, ...

A Secretive US Space Plane Will Soon Test Quantum Navigation Technology

The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference.