{"id":182507,"date":"2025-03-05T04:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=829237"},"modified":"2025-03-05T04:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:14:59","slug":"nasa-successfully-acquires-gps-signals-on-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=182507","title":{"rendered":"NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><video class=\"hds-video-background\" alt=\"An artist&#039;s concept of the Blue Ghost lunar lander receiving GNSS signals from Earth. The foreground shows the Moon&#039;s rocky surface while the lander is a bright spot of yellow and blacks with the Firefly logo. In the distance you can see the Earth with GNSS signals circling it and expanding toward the Moon. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 26%; object-position: 49% 26%; object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" loop=\"true\" muted=\"true\" playsinline=\"true\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lugre-clps.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>An artist&#039;s concept of the Blue Ghost lunar lander receiving GNSS signals from Earth. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/Dave Ryan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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\u2019s surface.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The LuGRE payload\u2019s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that signals from the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) can be received and tracked at the Moon. These results mean NASA\u2019s Artemis missions, or other exploration missions, could benefit from these signals to accurately and autonomously determine their position, velocity, and time. This represents a steppingstone to advanced navigation systems and services for the Moon and Mars.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg?w=800\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An artist&#039;s concept of the LuGRE payload on Blue Ghost and its three main records in transit to the Moon, in lunar orbit and on the Moon&#039;s surface.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-record-3-1.jpg?resize=600,338 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An artist&#8217;s concept of the LuGRE payload on Blue Ghost and its three main records in transit to the Moon, in lunar orbit and on the Moon&#8217;s surface.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dave Ryan<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,\u201d said Kevin Coggins, deputy associate administrator for NASA\u2019s SCaN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Space Communications and Navigation) Program<\/a>. \u201cNow, LuGRE shows us that we can successfully acquire and track GNSS signals at the Moon. This is a very exciting discovery for lunar navigation, and we hope to leverage this capability for future missions.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 3000 3000;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">This is a very exciting discovery for lunar navigation, and we hope to leverage this capability for future missions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/200px-nasa-logo-svg.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Kevin Coggins\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/200px-nasa-logo-svg.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/200px-nasa-logo-svg.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/200px-nasa-logo-svg.png?resize=100,100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Kevin Coggins<\/p>\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA SCaN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The road to the historic milestone began on March 2 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-science\/clps-deliveries\/to19d-firefly\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost<\/a> lunar lander touched down on the Moon and delivered LuGRE, one of 10 NASA payloads intended to advance lunar science. Soon after landing, LuGRE payload operators at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\/\">NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a> in Greenbelt, Maryland, began conducting their first science operation on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The LuGRE team at Goddard Space Flight Center in the payload&#039;s operations hub.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 75% 28%; object-position: 75% 28%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg 5712w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-watching.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Members from NASA and Italian Space Agency watching the Blue Ghost lunar lander touch down on the Moon. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the receiver data flowing in, anticipation mounted. 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?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then, at 2 a.m. EST on March 3, it was official: LuGRE acquired and tracked signals on the lunar surface for the first time ever and achieved a navigation fix \u2014 approximately 225,000 miles away from Earth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that Blue Ghost is on the Moon, the mission will operate for 14 days providing NASA and the Italian Space Agency the opportunity to collect data in a near-continuous mode, leading to additional GNSS milestones. In addition to this record-setting achievement, LuGRE is the first Italian Space Agency developed hardware on the Moon, a milestone for the organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The LuGRE payload also <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2025\/02\/21\/blue-ghost-prepares-for-landing-nasa-instrument-breaks-record\/#:~:text=The%20Lunar%20GNSS,on%20the%20Moon.\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broke GNSS records on its journey to the Moon<\/a>. On Jan. 21, LuGRE surpassed the highest altitude GNSS signal acquisition ever recorded at 209,900 miles from Earth, a record formerly held by NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mms\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission<\/a>. Its altitude record continued to climb as LuGRE reached lunar orbit on Feb. 20 \u2014 243,000 miles from Earth. This means that missions in cislunar space, the area of space between Earth and the Moon, could also rely on GNSS signals for navigation fixes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Rise and shine! Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon, marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54362872324-50b58cd770-o.png?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon, marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Firefly Aerospace<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Traditionally, NASA engineers track spacecraft by using a combination of measurements, including onboard sensors and signals from Earth-based tracking stations. The LuGRE payload demonstrates that using GNSS signals for navigation can reduce reliance on human operators because these signals can be picked up and used autonomously by the spacecraft, even as far away as the Moon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The LuGRE payload is a collaborative effort between NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\/\">Goddard<\/a> Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Space Agency<\/a>. Funding and oversight for the LuGRE payload comes from NASA\u2019s SCaN Program office. It was chosen by NASA as one of 10 funded research and technology demonstrations for delivery to the lunar surface by Firefly Aerospace Inc., a flight under the agency\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Learn more about LuGRE:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/41qwwQN\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/41qwwQN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The joint NASA and Italian Space Agency team at Goddard Space Flight Center posing for a picture.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 63% 44%; object-position: 63% 44%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lugre-team.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The joint NASA and Italian Space Agency LuGRE team at NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-about-the-author nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-about-the-author\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-x-0 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black padding-top-3\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-14\">About the Author<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container padding-x-0 maxw-widescreen\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-author-thumbnail mobile:circle-6 mobile:maxw-6 circle-card maxw-card thumbnail margin-right-2 desktop:margin-right-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"10rem\" height=\"10rem\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"avatar avatar-300 photo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-microsoftteams-image-14-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine Schauer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-29 line-height-sm\">Katherine Schauer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-9\">\n<p class=\"margin-top-0\">Katherine Schauer is a writer for the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office and covers emerging technologies, commercialization efforts, exploration activities, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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