Adaptive brightness control has become a common feature in modern smartphones, HDTVs, PDAs, tablets, and computer screens. The goal of this feature is to conserve power as well as to make the display ...

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced the successful upgrade of its System Control Segment (SCS) and completion of its Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) control center for Iridium ...

In early July the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) announced the upcoming upgrades of the Galileo GCS infrastructure in preparation for the next launch. Today the new GCS V3.0 ...

The 11th launch of Galileo satellites, planned for Dec. 1, marks an important program milestone. With an upgrade of the Galileo Control Segment (GCS), this will be the first launch where the ...

No audio available for this content. GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract continues the modernization of the GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS). The U.S. Air Force has awarded ...

The Global Positioning System is one of the greatest innovations of modern times. As a Government Accountability Office study put it in September, "GPS is an essential national security asset, and a ...