The LuGRE initiative demonstrates GNSS signal acquisition on the Moon, marking a pivotal advancement in lunar navigation for NASA's Artemis program and beyond.

Maxar Intelligence has developed software that allows drones to navigate even when GPS signals are blocked – breaking through ...

“Now, LuGRE shows us that we can successfully acquire and track GNSS signals at the Moon.” Before even reaching the Moon, LuGRE was already showing off. On January 21, it snagged GPS signals ...

Could a moon-based mission acquire and track signals from two GNSS constellations, GPS and Galileo, and use those signals for navigation on the lunar surface? Then, at 2 a.m. EST on March 3 ...

LuGRE consists of a weak-signal GNSS receiver, a high-gain L-band patch antenna the requisite amplification and filter circuits, designed to track a number of GPS and Galileo signals. Designed by ...

“Now, LuGRE shows us that we can successfully acquire and track GNSS signals at the Moon.” LuGRE relied on two GNSS constellations, GPS and Galileo, which triangulate positioning based on ...

Now NASA and the Italian Space Agency seek the next step — a signal from LuGRE after Blue Ghost lands on the moon. “It’s ...

Being able to make use of GPS signals will allow future missions ... “Now, LuGRE shows us that we can successfully acquire and track GNSS signals at the Moon. This is a very exciting discovery ...