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NASA Detected GPS Signals From 243,000 Miles Away... on the Moon

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NASA has successfully tracked GPS signals from two satellites in the GNSS constellation ( GPS and Galileo ) on the lunar surface.

This marks the first time humans have ever used GPS on the Moon.

This is a huge boon for automating navigation both around the Moon and in cislunar orbit.