empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMilestone: NASA achieved GPS signals on Moonwww.techexplorist.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1175cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up1175external-linkMilestone: NASA achieved GPS signals on Moonwww.techexplorist.comempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square23linkfedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squarebritaliope@kourjetez.bzhlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agois it really such a huge deal ? Afaik “ballistic dead rekoning” is really, really accurate and isnt difficult to automate (it’s mostly math after all)
minus-squareitslilithlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoFor longer missions it helps to be able to re-calibrate, as with dead-reckoning, the errors cumulate
is it really such a huge deal ? Afaik “ballistic dead rekoning” is really, really accurate and isnt difficult to automate (it’s mostly math after all)
For longer missions it helps to be able to re-calibrate, as with dead-reckoning, the errors cumulate