US Space Force: Providing Technologies like. . . GPS! Who knew?

[TheBlackAdder]

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United States Space Force
?Verified account @SpaceForceDoD

Traveling to grandma's house for holiday dinner tonight?
Space Force operators are working around the clock to provide space capabilities like GPS. 🛰

Happy Holidays from the U.S. Space Force!

Link to tweet

I guess that means when they sense a threat, they might cut it off.

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[paleotn]

1. For all practical purposes, it's still Air Force Space Command...

That other thing will be the shortest lived branch in US military history. Stock up on patches and stationary. 25 years from now, they'll be worth a fortune and the next generation will wonder what the fuck was wrong with us.

[Firestorm49]

10. I believe that to be true. The Air Force has been wanting to unload GPS for years.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Didn't GPS become operational at least 25 years ago?

Is Dolt 45 also going to announce that his administration also just invented the short-wave radio?

[TheBlackAdder]

3. Yep, during Jimmy Carter's administration. Of course, neither he or Ford will get any credit for it

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[underpants]

4. I had a GPS unit on my US Army track in 1991

Handheld unit. Connecting with 3 satellites got your location within 1 meter.

I didn't know it went back to Carter and Ford admins.

[Zorro]

5. GPS didn't become operational officially until 1993

Prototypes were launched in the 70s. The entire system wasn't qualified as "operationally capable" until later.

[fescuerescue]

9. GPS has long history roots

https://gpstrackingplans.com/2018/05/18/gps-history/

Quite a few Presidents, including some of the bad ones, have the opportunity to take some credit.

The last biggest step was taken by Clinton, who removed selective availability which granted civilians the same accuracy as the military.

https://gpstrackingplans.com/2018/05/18/gps-history/

[JHB]

6. Oh, great USSF, thank you for the miracle of Velcro

Space-Tested VELCRO® Brand Products
https://www.velcro.com/blog/2019/07/velcro-brand-products-are-space-tested-and-consumer-approved/

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Wait until they bring out TANG!

And other things developed by NASA.

[fescuerescue]

8. GPS is a military technology

Was designed so that we can more accurately bomb people.

After the soviets shooting down a Korean aircraft that wondered into Russia technology, the President of the US at the time promised to make available to everyone worldwide.

One of the very few positive things that Reagan ever did.

https://gpstrackingplans.com/2018/05/18/gps-history/

[Hekate]

11. Space Farce strikes again