Global Positioning System

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The research was vital for creation of the Global Positioning System, or GPS, a priority for the U.S. military in the 1970s and 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

GPS - the Global Positioning System - comprises many small satellites orbiting the Earth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

Global Positioning System, from China’s expanding antisatellite arsenal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

At the time, the government was opening up its Global Positioning System for civilian use, and the two men saw possibilities.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2019