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Elon on Twitter was saying it can be made much more accurate than GPS, just that it's not a priority for them.
by loceng 4y ago
Elon on Twitter was saying it can be made much more accurate than GPS, just that it's not a priority for them.
- CamperBob2 4y agoMy guess is that the reason they terminated work with the UT Austin researchers is that they've signed a commercial deal with someone else that hasn't been announced yet. GPS-independent PNT (position/navigation/timing) is a significant area of both market and military/civil government interest right now, and has been for a while. They won't be indifferent to it at SpaceX or at any other organization that operates or plans a constellation.
- pencilguin 4y agoMuch more valuable would be to add software to the sats that turn them into a globe-sized radio telescope. In principle, the terminals would also be able to participate.
- BonoboIO 4y agoElon says at lot of things when the day is long