+J Grouchy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) GPS gets a satellite launch for its 20th birthday GPS was declared fully operational two decades ago, and what better way to celebrate your 20th birthday than with a rockin' party satellite launch. The US Air Force's Space Command (probably) toasted with military-grade champagne after firing a shiny new GPS satellite into orbit on an Atlas V rocket from Florida. GPS IIF-10 is the seventieth piece of navigation hardware that's been sent into space as part of the program... July 17th is being declared GPS Day in the state [of Colorado], and we're hoping for a ticker-tape parade full of people all celebrating finding the route on their smartphones. Edited July 16, 2015 by J Grouchy Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'll have to fire my older ones up in commemoration of the event. Yes, quite a bit of aerospace work done here in Colorado. Quote Link to comment
fendmar Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) GPS was declared fully operational two decades ago, and what better way to celebrate your 20th birthday than with a rockin' party satellite launch. The US Air Force's Space Command (probably) toasted with military-grade champagne after firing a shiny new GPS satellite into orbit on an Atlas V rocket from Florida. GPS IIF-10 is the seventieth piece of navigation hardware that's been sent into space as part of the program... I don't often drink champagne, but when i do... Edited July 16, 2015 by fendmar Quote Link to comment
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