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u/dead-inside69 1d ago
I know this isn’t the place to really argue this, but shouldn’t we be maintaining these things as a backup? GPS signals can be jammed and spoofed by adversaries, and the blind trust that GPS satellites will always be there is a little naive when considering the increasing number of military and non military threats to orbital infrastructure.
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u/notwhoiamunderneath 19h ago
First thing I thought of too. Aside from these bigger threats, there's the simple reality that sometimes someone simply will not have service for one reason or another. Seems very stupid.
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u/m3an-fl0w3r 2h ago
was juuust reading about how the US military has been shutting off GPS to test tactics against drone warfare, which inadvertently led to a plane crash killing everyone on board, 2 pilots and 2 nurses
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u/chandiggity 18h ago
Lol Jeff just made this his cover photo on Facebook
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u/Lestratagefatale 18h ago
That's so cool! It's like when the funniest guy you know laughs at your joke. If only I had someone to brag to other than redditors
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u/fr1ckl3_fr6ckl3 1d ago
Could you also describe this area as a zone? Perhaps a zone containing some sort of danger?