Boeing finishes environmental testing of first GPS IIF

Boeing has completed environmental testing of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, confirming its ability to withstand the stresses of launch. Acoustic tests simulating the noise of launch were performed under the supervision of the U.S. Air Force, the Aerospace...

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