GPS IIF Satellite Journeys Nationwide To Test Transit, Launch Site, Ground Control 

A Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite called SV-2 took a transcontinental flight on a C-17 from California to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., but only for a visit, not for a launch into space. The navigation satellite instead will be used as a guinea pig for testing a wide array of systems...

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