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> The US military is working on a device that can use stars to determine location even during the day. They already developed a device that could do that in th
by tivert 3y ago
> The US military is working on a device that can use stars to determine location even during the day.
They already developed a device that could do that in the 60s, but it was quite large:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird#Astro-inertial_navigation_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird#Astro...
https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/multimedia-asset/nortronics-nas-14v2-astroinertial-navigation-system https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/multimedia-asset/nortronics...
Do you have a source for the one you say they're working on? Is more portable or hand-held?
- HyperSane 3y agohttps://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36078957/celestial-navigation/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36078957... https://insidegnss.com/the-stars-return-draper-patents-celestial-navigation-system/ https://insidegnss.com/the-stars-return-draper-patents-celes...