empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoMilestone: NASA achieved GPS signals on Moonwww.techexplorist.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMilestone: NASA achieved GPS signals on Moonwww.techexplorist.comempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago Their achieved accuracy was +/- 1.5km and +/- 2m/s Which is an improvement in of itself. That improves flying craft navigation to and from the moon into something significantly easier to automate and coordinate more than ballistic dead reckoning.
minus-squarebritaliope@kourjetez.bzhlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agois it really such a huge deal ? Afaik “ballistic dead rekoning” is really, really accurate and isnt difficult to automate (it’s mostly math after all)
Which is an improvement in of itself. That improves flying craft navigation to and from the moon into something significantly easier to automate and coordinate more than ballistic dead reckoning.
is it really such a huge deal ? Afaik “ballistic dead rekoning” is really, really accurate and isnt difficult to automate (it’s mostly math after all)