07/10/2026
By Lynne Schaufenbil
Delft, 7th of July 2026 – The GRITSS mission successfully launched this morning aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Developed on behalf of NASA and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), the mission will demonstrate innovative geodetic technologies designed to improve the accuracy of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), a fundamental reference system that supports Earth observation, navigation, and climate science.
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Timothy_Cook@uml.edu. If you are interested in any of our other research activities, check out the
Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology (LoCSST) website.
