The Global Positioning System is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides navigation data to military and civilian users all over the world. The system is operated and controlled by the Air Force Space Command.
Links:
BLUE Episode 10: Space - The High Ground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadHYkbmlAs
The Air Force impacts billions of people across the world through operations in space, including GPS and missile warning. In this episode of BLUE we meet the Airmen who perform these missions, discovering what they do and why they do it.
Air Force Tech Report: GPS
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=Eimc0sgOMwA
Hey, remember in the dark ages when we used paper fold-out maps to get from place to place? Yeah, I'm glad those are days long gone. #GPS #ThanksAirForce
Air Force GPS Fact Sheet:
http://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/modernization/2006-fact-sheet.pdf
Date Taken: | 10.18.2017 |
Date Posted: | 10.19.2017 11:32 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Video ID: | 559278 |
VIRIN: | 171018-F-EP519-001 |
Filename: | DOD_104981334 |
Length: | 00:00:44 |
Location: | US |
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