Host Stewart Alsop and Richard Easton cover the history of GPS, focusing on the critical enabling technology of ultra precise timing through atomic clocks. Listen here.
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Richard Debunks GPS Myth on History Rage Podcast
Richard joined host Paul Bavill on the History Rage podcast to address the persistent myth that President Ronald Reagan authorized civilian GPS use after the Soviet Union shot down Korean Airlines Flight 007 in 1983. As detailed in GPS Declassified, the system was always intended to have commercial applications, and nonmilitary receivers were already on the market at least a year before the shoot-down occurred.
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Richard Joins NRL Pioneers on The Space Show
Richard recently joined Naval Research Labs space pioneers Lee Hammarstrom and Pete Wilhelm on The Space Show with David Livingston. Among the many topics they discussed were the origin and evolution of GPS and recently declassified satellite technology known as PARCAE.
This secret reconnaissance system was designed to detect and collect Soviet radar signals globally. GPS’s ability to provide accurate geolocation greatly enhanced PARCAE’s capabilities.
The podcast runs 2 hours, 16 minutes.
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Richard Joins NRL’s Pete Wilhelm on The Space Show
Host David Livingston recently hosted Richard Easton and Peter Wilhelm, retired director of the Naval Research Lab’s Naval Center for Space Technology, for a broad-ranging discussion about Wilhelm’s pioneering work with satellites and his involvement with the development of GPS.
Wilhelm was involved with several classified programs, and briefly discussed his work on the first spy satellite under a program called GRAB, that was recently declassified. He also talked about how his career led him to meet people like Werner Von Braun and Elon Musk.
Don’t miss this conversation with a true satellite pioneer.
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Richard Revisits Vanguard 1 Launch as 65th Anniversary Approaches
As the 65th anniversary of the March 17, 1958, launch of Vanguard 1 approached, Richard reviewed its historical significance and connection to GPS on two well-followed podcasts — The Space Show and Space and Things.
Catch the conversations here:
The Space Show: Broadcast 4000: Richard Easton – Vanguard is now Medicare qualified!
Space and Things: Podcast 133: Unsung Heroes: Roger Easton – The Man Behind Vanguard 1 and GPS – with Richard Easton
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“From Vanguard to GPS”– Richard Talks History at A-Ibanez Museum Gallery
Richard Easton recently spoke to a group at the A-Ibanez Museum Gallery in Kilmarnock, Va., about the historical role his father and the Naval Research Laboratory played in developing the satellite technologies that became the Global Positioning System.
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Richard Easton Reviews GPS History on the Total Space Network
Richard recently spoke with Astro Roadie of Total Space Network about the History of GPS. More than a podcast, this presentation is suitable for STEM students and offers a wealth of visual illustrations, including historical photos, vintage news footage, maps, graphs and computer animations.
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Richard Easton Appears on The Malliard Report Podcast
Richard recently joined host Jim Malliard on his podcast, The Malliard Report, to discuss the history of GPS. In one hour, Richard touched on the most important topics across the sweep of GPS history, from the challenges during the early days of the space race to more current issues, such as tracking, jamming and spoofing.
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Eric Frazier comments for NPR about BeiDou
Eric Frazier spoke with reporter Dan Boyce about the completion of the Chinese BeiDou system and what it means for GPS and for users of smartphones and other equipment designed to use BeiDou signal. Listen to Boyce’s report, The U.S. Dependence On GPS Has Created A New Vulnerability, which appeared February 16 on Morning Edition.
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Richard Easton Interviewed on Working Over Time Podcast
Richard Easton joined Karen Bellinger, host of the podcast series Working Over Time, to discuss the early days of satellites and the scientists and inventors, like Roger Easton, who paved the way for today’s world of GPS and GNSS systems. Listen here.
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