Dr. Moose to [email protected]English • 13 days agoFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’ (read: multi billion contract with Musk)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down17
arrow-up1448arrow-down1external-linkFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’ (read: multi billion contract with Musk)www.theverge.comDr. Moose to [email protected]English • 13 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashedlinkfedilinkEnglish19•edit-212 days ago Other countries can launch their own satellites if they want, but they don’t because that’s expensive They do, and they did: EU (not a country, but still) - Galileo Russia - GLONASS China - BeiDou They all have their own.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•12 days agoThank you. I couldn’t remember the names and was rushing my comment before a meeting. I knew someone wouldn’t let that go without a correction.
They do, and they did:
EU (not a country, but still) - Galileo
Russia - GLONASS
China - BeiDou
They all have their own.
Thank you. I couldn’t remember the names and was rushing my comment before a meeting. I knew someone wouldn’t let that go without a correction.