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European Space Agency Developing GPS Rival
nbrimhall writes "The International Herald Tribune has a story here about the European Space Agency's plans to create a alternative to the U.S. controlled GPS. It includes some interesting information regarding the cost and possible contributors (including Canada and Russia)."
Instead of GPS, I think we should work on developing IPS (Interstellar Positioning System) We could do it with current GPS technology, just face the dishes away from the Earth... lose something on accuracy and we'd need a new coordinate system for space, but hey, we're gonna need it anyway in a few hundred years.
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Take comfort in your ignorance.
Grandmaster Plague
I can see the comericals for the new system, there going to have Queen's Bohemian Rapsody playing: Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, magnifico... oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh, oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no mama mi-ia, mama-mi-ia, mama-mi-ia let me go...
You know who I think is crazy? All my ex-girlfriends!
They have Canadarm now! They're unstoppable!
Friends don't let friends use multiple inheritance.
Yes, they beat the US into space, didn't they? Yuri Gagarin and Laika. They have a history of providing cheap and effective satellite launches. They kept Mir flying for years on a shoestring budget. They scared you lot into spending obscene amounts of money on defense with cardboard "missiles". Their track record has been quite good.
The Europeans have found us out! The GPS is really a source of mind control rays that warp sensibilities. Why do you think Jerry Lewis is so popular in France?
To retaliate they are going to build their own, and make us think the European rock and roll is good, and like warm beer, too!
See http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html for the defence against this dastardly plot!
They can turn GPS off only by [effectively] grounding the airlines.
Yeah, and it's not like the U.S. is going to ever ground all air traffic... Oh, wait a second, they've already done that before...
[sarcasm]Just what we need!
GPS.Eu Version 0.1
GPS# whereami
Recieving response from GPS.Eu Sat #24
Response: "We'd tell you, but you have your own version of GPS, you American bloke!"
Seriously, whats wrong with the existing GPS system?