December 15, 2004 The President authorized a new national policy on December 8, 2004 that establishes guidance and implementation actions for space-based positioning, navigation, and timing program… ...

Cranes hoisting space shuttle Endeavour into launch position at science center by: Josh DuBose. Posted: Jan 29, 2024 / 10:38 PM PST. Updated: Jan 29, 2024 / 10:48 PM PST.

The positioning had to be precise. The shuttle's nose was raised 200 feet into the night sky so that the rudder could clear 80 feet of space. Endeavour was then turned 17 degrees clockwise to ...

Japan’s space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own.