NASA and Italian Space Agency Demonstrate GPS Signals on the Moon

GPS on the Moon? NASA’s Historic Breakthrough Just Changed Space Travel

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history by successfully tracking GNSS signals on the Moon, proving that Earth-based navigation can extend into deep space. This technology could revolutionize lunar exploration, allowing spacecraft to determine their position autonomously. LuGRE Makes History with Lunar Navigation Breakthrough NASA and the Italian Space Agency achieved a historic milestone [...]

NASA successfully acquires GPS signals on moon

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the moon's surface.

NASA’s Artemis mission marks the way to an ambitious return of the human being to the Moon, with Spain’s direct participation in this historic adventure. Although the project faced several obstacles and delays, the space agency continues with its firm purpose to carry out this challenge. Amid these efforts, they achieved a significant milestone: getting GPS signals on the Moon. This advance not only paves the way for lunar exploration, but also …

Nasa uses GPS on the Moon for the first time

Navigation breakthrough signals new era of exploration and discovery on the lunar surface

A NASA test just proved GPS signals can be picked up on the moon

A NASA and Italian Space Agency experiment proved a spacecraft on the moon could pick up GPS and other navigation signals from Earth.

Now, NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals On Moon

NASA's Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE), with the assistance of the Italian Space Agency, has become the first device to track and observe Earth-based navigation signals on the surface of the Moon.