Unites States GPS in jeopardy?
GPS systems may suffer with infastructre no longer in place space.
From Slashdot:
from the ground-control-to-major-tom dept.
loped_index writes “IT Week reports that the U.S. GPS system is in a delicate state, and that full coverage could be lost if older satellites fail faster than the current rate. From the article: ‘The system relies on a network of satellites, which cannot be repaired once launched and have a limited lifespan. Sixteen of the present 28 satellites were built to last seven and a half years, but are now between eight and 14 years old. Twenty-four satellites are required for full coverage.’”
Sounds like bad news… we all know how much it costs to get a satellite up in the air. They’d better get on that, before Cadillac drivers no longer know where they are!
