rubl
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Post by rubl on Jun 23, 2018 18:15:51 GMT 7
Lost in Space, but know your Star Constellations? "Deep space navigation: tool tested as emergency navigation device A tool that has helped guide sailors across oceans for centuries is now being tested aboard the International Space Station as a potential emergency navigation tool for guiding future spacecraft across the cosmos. The Sextant Navigation investigation tests use of a hand-held sextant aboard the space station." www.spacedaily.com/reports/Deep_space_navigation_tool_tested_as_emergency_navigation_device_999.html |
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 26, 2018 18:50:58 GMT 7
Lost in Space, but know your Star Constellations? "Deep space navigation: tool tested as emergency navigation device A tool that has helped guide sailors across oceans for centuries is now being tested aboard the International Space Station as a potential emergency navigation tool for guiding future spacecraft across the cosmos. The Sextant Navigation investigation tests use of a hand-held sextant aboard the space station." www.spacedaily.com/reports/Deep_space_navigation_tool_tested_as_emergency_navigation_device_999.htmlWhats wrong with google maps ? |
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rubl
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Post by rubl on Jun 26, 2018 22:25:11 GMT 7
Lost in Space, but know your Star Constellations? "Deep space navigation: tool tested as emergency navigation device A tool that has helped guide sailors across oceans for centuries is now being tested aboard the International Space Station as a potential emergency navigation tool for guiding future spacecraft across the cosmos. The Sextant Navigation investigation tests use of a hand-held sextant aboard the space station." www.spacedaily.com/reports/Deep_space_navigation_tool_tested_as_emergency_navigation_device_999.htmlWhats wrong with google maps ? Having a google map of Earth doesn't help too much when you're somewhere in space, not seeing a small pale blueish dot and wondering which of the far off lights might be Sol. Meanwhile The Muppet Show Pigs in Space The End of the Universe |
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