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The letter came from the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing national executive committee, which is made up of nine federal agencies that coordinate GPS issues.

Setback for LightSquared Amy Schatz 2012

Mr. Parkinson is vice chairman of an industry advisory board to the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing.

LightSquared Presses for Investigation Amy Schatz 2012

Congress received the report from the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Time Systems Engineering Forum, a government-led engineering advisory group, on Monday.

LightSquared Network Would Hinder GPS in Space, Advisory Board Says Amy Schatz 2011

Congress received the report from the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Time Systems Engineering Forum, a government-led engineering advisory group, on Monday.

LightSquared Network Would Hinder GPS in Space, Advisory Board Says Amy Schatz 2011

Preliminary test results analyzed by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems Engineering Forum suggest LightSquared's network would still overwhelm "a great majority" of commercial and military GPS units and the findings were "consistent with the harmful interference" discovered during earlier tests, according to a summary of the testing.

LightSquared Network Could Block GPS Devices, Report Says Amy Schatz 2011

Space-Based Solar Power "Once heavy-lift launch is solved, space solar power will be close behind," says Mr. Morris.

And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010

The agency report was examining questions about the LightSquared proposal presented by the national coordination office director for the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Executive Committee, which is part of the Executive Office of The President.

LightSquared Bid Stirs FAA Worry Melanie Trottman 2011

If all goes as planned, the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, scheduled for a July 8 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., will have an unobstructed, around-the-clock view of the increasingly heavy traffic in Earth orbit -- something the Air Force doesn't have now.

Air Force plans to launch satellite that would keep tabs on space junk 2010

• New satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit: If all goes as planned, the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite will have an unobstructed, around-the-clock view of the heavy traffic in Earth orbit.

HIV scare causing new problems for Veterans Affairs 2010

The Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite was scheduled to launch on July 8, but it was grounded by concerns about software in the Minotaur IV rocket and a problem in the rocket's electronics.

Space Junk PICTURES: Space Debris-Monitoring Satellite Set To Launch The Huffington Post/AP 2010