I think we talked about atomic clocks here before. They are precise as fuck and for that reason they can revolutionize space travel. It turns out that a very precise clock is really important to calculate a ship's position.
The clocks we have today can take hours to determine a ship's position with good precision but this new generation could improve this to the point that self-driving spaceships and GPS on other planets can be a thing in the future.
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I used a great many different types of navigational tools while in the service. Lensatic (magnetic) and gyro compasses, Position Location and Reporting System (PLARS), hyperbolic radio navigation system (LORAN-C), and finally Global Positioning System (GPS) when it first came out.
Navigational tools have really evolved over the past few decades and show no signs of slowing down evidently.
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Thanks for sharing your experience, Sarge! Some of those I didn't even know about
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Do you think we will get to other planets?
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Of course we will. In fact, we already have. Elon is on one right now. And don't get me started on the politicians....
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Yeah, I think so. It's gonna take a while but I think we will eventually start to expand to other planets
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I think..
Well if I had to say yes or no, I would probably say yes. There is just so much unknown but its more than likely that there is something out there we can land on.
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Are you sure we won't just make beacon satellites in the middle of space so we can always know where we are at (similar to GPS)?
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Space buoys. That is a novel concept.
Red right returning. Boating enthusiasts like myself will get the reference.
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A few years ago I heard about a project which will utilize quasars for setting up a galactic positioning system that would work similar to GPS. I forget what program I was watching when I heard that.
Quasars are so regular they make atomic clocks look like sundials.
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Just noticed something. I see you guys are now using keywords as link text instead of just dropping the link in as you used to. That's smart and will help the page you're linking to with their backlinks. It's something that I try to do with my own posts.
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