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Re: Shuttle GPS
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2003 Feb 13, 09:26 -0800
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2003 Feb 13, 09:26 -0800
On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 12:55 AM, Jan Kalivoda wrote: > I have read (ONLY in a newspaper) that US shuttles use GPS too, > according to > their low orbits. Can anybody verify it, please? Yes, and I quote: "The release of OI-27 flight software (FSW) will begin the process of replacing the orbiter tactical air navigation (TACAN) system with a global positioning system (GPS)." This is from a very large PDF file - the complete Space Shuttle manual listing everything you want to know about the Shuttle and its systems. I downloaded it from NASA a few years ago. It is about 20 MB in size. Dan