Re:Seeing stars again: Naval Academy reinstates celestial na...
by cgriswald on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @11:43AM
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Such a system does not solve the problem.
First, the system would be vulnerable to many of the same problems: hacking, sabotage, and electrical failure. Second, it would likely not be as robust under less than ideal conditions in which human beings with a sextant would still be able to function (e.g., partially cloudy conditions).
First, the system would be vulnerable to many of the same problems: hacking, sabotage, and electrical failure. Second, it would likely not be as robust under less than ideal conditions in which human beings with a sextant would still be able to function (e.g., partially cloudy conditions).