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By the early 1980s, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology had been miniaturized to the point that a man portable backpack weighing a mere 25 pounds began testing with Soldiers at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). Here, then-U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater makes a close inspection of a man-portable GPS receiver during a visit to YPG in 1981. YPG was the home of GPS testing from 1974 through 1990.
| Date Taken: | 04.15.1981 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2021 09:38 |
| Photo ID: | 6750864 |
| VIRIN: | 810415-A-FN000-7142 |
| Resolution: | 1551x1047 |
| Size: | 1.13 MB |
| Location: | YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, US |
| Web Views: | 45 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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