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Re:Ask HN: Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? by sokoloff on Thursday June 04, 2009 @12:03AM (#640930)
Sure it could get "out into space", but in order to be useful, it has to get "out into space AND pointed at a satellite" which is a substantially harder problem especially in any upset or unusual attitude.
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